# sincospi > Simultaneously compute the [sine][@stdlib/math/base/special/sin] and [cosine][@stdlib/math/base/special/cos] of a number times [π][@stdlib/constants/float64/pi].
## Usage ```javascript var sincospi = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sincospi' ); ``` #### sincospi( \[out,] x ) Simultaneously computes the [sine][@stdlib/math/base/special/sin] and [cosine][@stdlib/math/base/special/cos] of a `number` times [π][@stdlib/constants/float64/pi] more accurately than `sincos(pi*x)`, especially for large `x`. ```javascript var v = sincospi( 0.0 ); // returns [ 0.0, 1.0 ] v = sincospi( 0.5 ); // returns [ 1.0, 0.0 ] v = sincospi( 0.1 ); // returns [ ~0.309, ~0.951 ] v = sincospi( NaN ); // returns [ NaN, NaN ] ``` By default, the function returns a two-element `array` containing `sin(πx)` and `cos(πx)`. To avoid extra memory allocation, the function supports providing an output (destination) object. ```javascript var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' ); var out = new Float64Array( 2 ); var v = sincospi( out, 0.0 ); // returns [ 0.0, 1.0 ] var bool = ( v === out ); // returns true ```
## Examples ```javascript var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array/linspace' ); var sincospi = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sincospi' ); var x = linspace( 0.0, 2.0, 101 ); var i; for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { console.log( sincospi( x[ i ] ) ); } ```