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Sine - Function Summary


Summary:

Returns the trigonometric sine in degrees.

Usage:

sine value

Arguments:

value - The value argument. (must be: number)

Refinements:

/radians - Value is specified in radians.

Description:

Ratio between the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.


    print sine 90
    1.0


    print (sine 45) = (cosine 45)
    true


    print sine/radians pi
    0.0

Related:

arccosine - Returns the trigonometric arccosine in degrees.
arcsine - Returns the trigonometric arcsine in degrees.
arctangent - Returns the trigonometric arctangent in degrees.
cosine - Returns the trigonometric cosine in degrees.
tangent - Returns the trigonometric tangent in degrees.


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