SIN

The SIN function returns the sine of the input argument.

Syntax

SIN (argument) 

Remarks

The table lists the valid input argument data types and the resulting output data types.

Data Type of Argument

Output Type

Notes

BIGINT, DECIMAL, FLOAT, INTEGER, NUMERIC, REAL, SMALLINT, TINYINT

FLOAT

Input argument is in radians.
Output values range from -1.0 to +1.0.

NULL

NULL

 

Examples

SELECT ROUND(SIN(PI()));

The result is 0.

SELECT SIN(PI()+0.2);

The result is -0.19866933079506127.

SELECT SIN(30 * 3.14159265359/180);
SELECT SIN(RADIANS(30));

The result in either case is 0.5.