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ComputingCMath.h

csin

Sine function
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Interface

#include <math.h>
double sin (double x)
long sinl (long double x)
float sinf (float x)

#include <complex.h>
complex sin (complex x)
double complex csin (double complex x)
float complex csinf (float complex x)
long double complex csinl (long double complex x)

Description

The sin functions compute the sine of x (measured in radians).

The complex sine is defined by

Example:
Example - Sine function
Workings
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main(void)
{
  double x = 0.31415926;
  double result = sin(x);
  printf("The sine of %lf is %lf\n", x, result);
  return 0;
}
Solution
Output:
The sine of 0.314159 is 0.309017

Special Values

sin ( ±0 ) returns ±0.

sin ( ±∞ ) returns a NaN and raises the invalid floating-point exception.

Standards

The sin function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).

Compatibility

DOSUNIXWindowsANSI CC++
sinl••
Real sin•••
Complex sin•••
Complex csin••