#! /usr/bin/env python
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def r8_sind ( degrees ):

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## R8_SIND returns the sine of an angle given in degrees.
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#  Licensing:
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#    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
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#  Modified:
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#    27 July 2014
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#  Author:
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#    John Burkardt
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#  Parameters:
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#    Input, real DEGREES, the angle in degrees.
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#    Output, real VALUE, the sine of the angle.
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  import numpy as np

  radians = np.pi * ( degrees / 180.0 )

  value = np.sin ( radians )

  return value

def r8_sind_test ( ):

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## R8_SIND_TEST tests R8_SIND.
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#  Licensing:
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#    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. 
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#  Modified:
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#    12 January 2015
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#  Author:
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#    John Burkardt
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  import platform

  print ( '' )
  print ( 'R8_SIND_TEST' )
  print ( '  Python version: %s' % ( platform.python_version ( ) ) )
  print ( '  R8_SIND computes the sine of an angle' )
  print ( '  given in degrees.' )
  print ( '' )
  print ( '  ANGLE    R8_SIND(ANGLE)' )
  print ( '' )
 
  for i in range ( 0, 375, 15 ):
    angle = float ( i )
    print ( '  %8.2f  %14.6g' % ( angle, r8_sind ( angle ) ) )
#
#  Terminate.
#
  print ( '' )
  print ( 'R8_SIND_TEST' )
  print ( '  Normal end of execution.' )
  return

if ( __name__ == '__main__' ):
  from timestamp import timestamp
  timestamp ( )
  r8_sind_test ( )
  timestamp ( )