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sin

Get the sine of an angle

Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over 2 months ago

Sine (sin) is a fundamental trigonometric function defined in a right-angled triangle as the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the longest side, or hypotenuse. It maps angles to values between -1 and 1, creating a wave-like, periodic graph.

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Angle

A

Number

Item

The angle in radians

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

Sin

S

Number

Item

The sine of the angle

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