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41. A function that generates sine waves

This time we try out a new function called sin(). It's a function related to math and trigonometry and it returns numbers between -1 and 1. sin() takes just one parameter. We will use sin() to generate all kinds of interesting graphics and animations in coming episodes.

Tags: sin, sine, wave

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