sin

Type

Trigonometric Function

Purpose

The sin function calculates the sine of an angle expressed in radians.

Syntax

sin(NUMERIC VALUE)

Returns

A numeric value.

Usage

The numeric value in a trigonometric function can be a constant value (as shown below), a variable, a field value, or an expression.

Examples

sin(2.53)

Returns: 0.574172

 

sin(-3)

Returns: -0.14112