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SIN

The SIN function returns a numeric value that approximates the sine of the angle or arc specified by the argument in radians.

The function type is numeric.

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argument-1
Must be class numeric.

The returned value is the approximation of the sine of argument-1 and is greater than or equal to -1 and less than or equal to +1.


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