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  69. <h3 class="section">9.20 <code>ASIND</code> &mdash; Arcsine function, degrees</h3>
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  75. <dt><em>Description</em>:</dt>
  76. <dd><p><code>ASIND(X)</code> computes the arcsine of its <var>X</var> in degrees (inverse of
  77. <code>SIND(X)</code>).
  78. </p>
  79. <p>This function is for compatibility only and should be avoided in favor of
  80. standard constructs wherever possible.
  81. </p>
  82. </dd>
  83. <dt><em>Standard</em>:</dt>
  84. <dd><p>GNU Extension, enabled with <samp>-fdec-math</samp>.
  85. </p>
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  87. <dt><em>Class</em>:</dt>
  88. <dd><p>Elemental function
  89. </p>
  90. </dd>
  91. <dt><em>Syntax</em>:</dt>
  92. <dd><p><code>RESULT = ASIND(X)</code>
  93. </p>
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  95. <dt><em>Arguments</em>:</dt>
  96. <dd><table>
  97. <tr><td width="15%"><var>X</var></td><td width="70%">The type shall be either <code>REAL</code> and a magnitude that is
  98. less than or equal to one - or be <code>COMPLEX</code>.</td></tr>
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  101. <dt><em>Return value</em>:</dt>
  102. <dd><p>The return value is of the same type and kind as <var>X</var>.
  103. The real part of the result is in degrees and lies in the range
  104. <em>-90 \leq \Re \asin(x) \leq 90</em>.
  105. </p>
  106. </dd>
  107. <dt><em>Example</em>:</dt>
  108. <dd><div class="smallexample">
  109. <pre class="smallexample">program test_asind
  110. real(8) :: x = 0.866_8
  111. x = asind(x)
  112. end program test_asind
  113. </pre></div>
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  115. <dt><em>Specific names</em>:</dt>
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  117. <tr><td width="20%">Name</td><td width="20%">Argument</td><td width="20%">Return type</td><td width="25%">Standard</td></tr>
  118. <tr><td width="20%"><code>ASIND(X)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(4) X</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(4)</code></td><td width="25%">GNU Extension</td></tr>
  119. <tr><td width="20%"><code>DASIND(X)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(8) X</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(8)</code></td><td width="25%">GNU Extension</td></tr>
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  122. <dt><em>See also</em>:</dt>
  123. <dd><p>Inverse function: <a href="SIND.html#SIND">SIND</a>
  124. Radians function: <a href="ASIN.html#ASIN">ASIN</a>
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