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sin

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Sine

Description

sin(float $num): float

sin() returns the sine of the num parameter. The num parameter is in radians.

Parameters

num

A value in radians

Return Values

The sine of num

Examples

sin() example

php
<?php
// Precision depends on your precision directive
echo sin(deg2rad(60)), PHP_EOL;  //  0.866025403 ...
echo sin(60), PHP_EOL;           // -0.304810621 ...
?>

See Also

Source: reference/math/functions/sin.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)