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REAL FUNCTION SINH (X) C$ (Hyperbolic Sine) C$ Return the hyperbolic sine of the REAL argument X. The C$ algorithm uses the host exponential function for large C$ abs(X), with care taken to prevent premature overflow. For C$ small abs(x), a 5-term polynomial expansion generating C$ results correct to about 16.73 digits, which is adequate C$ for single precision computation on all existing commercial C$ computers. C$ C$ The polynomial coefficients are taken from table SINH 1985 C$ in J.F. Hart et al, "Computer Approximations", R.E. Krieger C$ Publishing Co., Malabar, FL, USA (1978). The ELEFUNT tests C$ of W.J. Cody, Jr. and W. Waite, "Software Manual for the C$ Elementary Functions", Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, C$ USA (1980) have been made on the DEC-20/60, with the C$ following results: C$ C$ abs(x) in 0 .. 1/2 - maximum relative error: 1.00 bits lost C$ - RMS relative error: 0.00 bits lost C$ abs(x) in 3 .. 88.03 - maximum relative error: 2.44 bits lost C$ - RMS relative error: 0.67 bits lost C$ (04-SEP-82)