Returns the sine of a number.

Syntax

SIN( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Returns

DOUBLE

Remarks

The SIN function returns the sine of the argument, where the argument is an angle expressed in radians. The SIN and ASIN functions are inverse operations.

This function converts its argument to DOUBLE, performs the computation in double-precision floating point, and returns a DOUBLE as the result.

See also

• ASIN function [Numeric]
• COS function [Numeric]
• COT function [Numeric]
• TAN function [Numeric]

Standards and compatibility

Example

The following statement returns the SIN value of 0.52.

SELECT SIN( 0.52 );