SIN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ operator

The sin operator returns the sine of its argument.

syntax:

sin(<expression>) or sin <simple\_expression>

<expression> is any valid scalar REDUCE expression, <simple\_expression> is a single identifier or begins with a prefix operator name.

examples:

sin aa; 

  SIN(AA) 


sin(pi/2); 

  1 


on rounded; 

sin 3; 

  0.14112000806 


sin(pi/2); 

  1.0

sinreturns a numeric value only if rounded is on . Then the sine is calculated to the current degree of floating point precision. The argument in this case is assumed to be in radians.