sinh()
sinh() — Hyperbolic sine.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
What it does
Returns the hyperbolic sine of num, defined as (exp($num) - exp(-$num))/2.
Signature
sinh(float $num): float
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $num | float | The argument to process |
Return value
The hyperbolic sine of num
Example
The PHP manual ships no example for sinh(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.
See also
sin(), asinh(), cosh(), tanh()
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page sinh() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.