<span><span>A sine wave<span>, or </span>sinusoid, is the graph of the sine function in trigonometry<span>. </span><span>A sinusoid is the name given to any curve that can be written in the form </span></span>the equation is </span>Sinusoidal Function:
<span>|A| = amplitude B = cycles from 0 to period = D = vertical shift (or displacement) C = horizontal shift </span><span>(sometimes called "phase shift" when </span>B <span>= 1)</span>
