9.251 SIND — Sine function, degrees

Description:

SIND(X) computes the sine of X in degrees.

This function is for compatibility only and should be avoided in favor of standard constructs wherever possible.

Standard:

GNU Extension, enabled with -fdec-math.

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = SIND(X)

Arguments:

X	The type shall be REAL or COMPLEX.

Return value:

The return value has same type and kind as X, and its value is in degrees.

Example:

          program test_sind
            real :: x = 0.0
            x = sind(x)
          end program test_sind

Specific names:

Name	Argument	Return type	Standard
SIND(X)	REAL(4) X	REAL(4)	GNU Extension
DSIND(X)	REAL(8) X	REAL(8)	GNU Extension
CSIND(X)	COMPLEX(4) X	COMPLEX(4)	GNU Extension
ZSIND(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	GNU Extension
CDSIND(X)	COMPLEX(8) X	COMPLEX(8)	GNU Extension

See also:

Inverse function: ASIND Radians function: SIN