Oracle® Database SQL Language Reference 11g Release 1 (11.1) Part Number B28286-01 |
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Syntax
Purpose
SIN
returns the sine of n
(an angle expressed in radians).
This function takes as an argument any numeric datatype or any nonnumeric datatype that can be implicitly converted to a numeric datatype. If the argument is BINARY_FLOAT
, then the function returns BINARY_DOUBLE
. Otherwise the function returns the same numeric datatype as the argument.
See Also:
Table 2-10, "Implicit Type Conversion Matrix" for more information on implicit conversionExamples
The following example returns the sine of 30 degrees:
SELECT SIN(30 * 3.14159265359/180) "Sine of 30 degrees" FROM DUAL; Sine of 30 degrees ------------------ .5