NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     sin, sinf - sine function

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Math Library (libm, -lm)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <math.h>

     double
     sin(double x);

     float
     sinf(float x);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The sin() function computes the sine of x (measured in radians).  A large
     magnitude argument may yield a result with little or no significance.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The sin() function returns the sine value.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     acos(3), asin(3), atan(3), atan2(3), cos(3), cosh(3), math(3), sinh(3),
     tan(3), tanh(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The sin() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

BSD                             April 19, 1991                             BSD