Categories:: Numeric functions (Trigonometric)

SIN¶

Computes the sine of its argument; the argument should be expressed in radians.

Syntax¶

SIN( <input_expr> )

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Arguments¶

input_expr: The value or expression to operate on. The value must be in radians, not degrees. The data type must be FLOAT.

Returns¶

This function returns a value of type FLOAT.

Examples¶

SELECT SIN(0), SIN(PI()/3), SIN(RADIANS(90));

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+--------+--------------+------------------+
| SIN(0) |  SIN(PI()/3) | SIN(RADIANS(90)) |
|--------+--------------+------------------|
|      0 | 0.8660254038 |                1 |
+--------+--------------+------------------+