9.250 SIN — Sine function

Description:

SIN(X) computes the sine of X.

Standard:

Fortran 77 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = SIN(X)

Arguments:

X	The type shall be REAL or COMPLEX.

Return value:

The return value has same type and kind as X.

Example:

program test_sin
  real :: x = 0.0
  x = sin(x)
end program test_sin

Specific names:

Name	Argument	Return type	Standard
SIN(X)	REAL(4) X	REAL(4)	Fortran 77 and later
DSIN(X)	REAL(8) X	REAL(8)	Fortran 77 and later
CSIN(X)	COMPLEX(4) X	COMPLEX(4)	Fortran 77 and later
ZSIN(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	GNU extension
CDSIN(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	GNU extension

See also:

Inverse function: ASIN Degrees function: SIND