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scipy.special.sindg

scipy.special.sindg(x, out=None) = <ufunc 'sindg'>

Sine of the angle x given in degrees.

Parameters
xarray_like

Angle, given in degrees.

outndarray, optional

Optional output array for the function results.

Returns
scalar or ndarray

Sine at the input.

See also

cosdg, tandg, cotdg

Examples

>>> import scipy.special as sc

It is more accurate than using sine directly.

>>> x = 180 * np.arange(3)
>>> sc.sindg(x)
array([ 0., -0.,  0.])
>>> np.sin(x * np.pi / 180)
array([ 0.0000000e+00,  1.2246468e-16, -2.4492936e-16])

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