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9.Dd
10.Dt SIN 3
11.Os
12.Sh NAME
13.Nm sin
14.Nd sine function
15.Sh SYNOPSIS
16.Fd #include <math.h>
17.Ft double
18.Fn sin "double x"
19.Sh DESCRIPTION
20The
21.Fn sin
22function computes the sine of
23.Fa x
24(measured in radians).
25A large magnitude argument may yield a result with little
26or no significance.
27.Sh RETURN VALUES
28The
29.Fn sin
30function returns the sine value.
31.Sh SEE ALSO
32.Xr acos 3 ,
33.Xr asin 3 ,
34.Xr atan 3 ,
35.Xr atan2 3 ,
36.Xr cos 3 ,
37.Xr cosh 3 ,
38.Xr sinh 3 ,
39.Xr tan 3 ,
40.Xr tanh 3 ,
41.Xr math 3 ,
42.Sh STANDARDS
43The
44.Fn sin
45function conforms to
46.St -ansiC .
47