# sinpi > Compute the [sine][@stdlib/math/base/special/sin] of a number times [π][@stdlib/constants/float64/pi].
## Usage ```javascript var sinpi = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sinpi' ); ``` #### sinpi( x ) Computes `sin(πx)` more accurately than `sin(pi*x)`, especially for large `x`. ```javascript var y = sinpi( 0.0 ); // returns 0.0 y = sinpi( 0.5 ); // returns 1.0 y = sinpi( 0.9 ); // returns ~0.309 y = sinpi( NaN ); // returns NaN ```
## Examples ```javascript var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array/linspace' ); var sinpi = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sinpi' ); var x = linspace( -100.0, 100.0, 100 ); var i; for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { console.log( sinpi( x[ i ] ) ); } ```