SIN (Transact-SQL)

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Analytics Platform System (PDW) 👁 Image
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric 👁 Image
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SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

Returns the trigonometric sine of the specified angle, in radians, and in an approximate numeric, float, expression.

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Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

SIN ( float_expression ) 

Arguments

float_expression
Is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float, in radians.

Return Types

float

Examples

The following example calculates the SIN for a specified angle.

DECLARE @angle FLOAT; 
SET @angle = 45.175643; 
SELECT 'The SIN of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, SIN(@angle)); 
GO 

Here's the result set.

The SIN of the angle is: 0.929607 
 
(1 row(s) affected) 

Examples: Azure Synapse Analytics and Analytics Platform System (PDW)

The following example calculates the sine for a specified angle.

SELECT SIN(45.175643); 

Here's the result set.

--------- 
0.929607

See Also

Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)