8.196 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
DSIN(X)	REAL(8) X	REAL(8)	f95, gnu
CSIN(X)	COMPLEX(4) X	COMPLEX(4)	f95, gnu
ZSIN(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	f95, gnu
CDSIN(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	f95, gnu

See also:

ASIN