.. _auto_trig_atan:

*COMPUTE THE ARC TAN OF A NUMBER*
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Computes the arc tangent (inverse tangent) of a scalar number, returning the angle in radians. Use this worker whenever you need to recover an angle from a tangent ratio within a transformation pipeline.

When to use
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Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``arc tangent``, ``atan``, ``inverse tangent``, ``math``, ``radians``, ``scalar``, ``transformation``, ``trig``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Number
     - number
     - scalar
     - —
     - 
     - The scalar tangent value for which the arc tangent is to be computed; dimensionless real number (no range restriction); leave null to pass the value dynamically from an upstream worker.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - trig_atan_output_1
     - trig_atan_output_1
     - scalar
     - The arc tangent of the input number, expressed in radians, in the range (−π/2, π/2); scalar float.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.transform

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