COS (The GNU Fortran Compiler)

### 8.78 `COS` — Cosine function ¶

Synopsis:

  `RESULT = COS(X)`

Description:

  `COS(X)` computes the cosine of X.

Class:

  Elemental function

Arguments:

  X | The type shall be `REAL` or `COMPLEX`.

Return value:

  The return value is of the same type and kind as X. The real part of the result is in radians. If X is of the type `REAL`, the return value lies in the range -1 \leq \cos (x) \leq 1.

Example:

      program test_cos
        real :: x = 0.0
        x = cos(x)
      end program test_cos

Specific names:

  Name | Argument | Return type | Standard
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `COS(X)` | `REAL(4) X` | `REAL(4)` | Fortran 77 and later
  `DCOS(X)` | `REAL(8) X` | `REAL(8)` | Fortran 77 and later
  `CCOS(X)` | `COMPLEX(4) X` | `COMPLEX(4)` | Fortran 77 and later
  `ZCOS(X)` | `COMPLEX(8) X` | `COMPLEX(8)` | GNU extension
  `CDCOS(X)` | `COMPLEX(8) X` | `COMPLEX(8)` | GNU extension

Standard:

  Fortran 77 and later, has overloads that are GNU extensions

See also:

  Inverse function:
  `ACOS` — Arccosine function
  Degrees function:
  `COSD` — Cosine function, degrees