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title: "Cosine"
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description: "This page documents the Cosine node of the Redshift renderer in Cinema 4D. It returns the cosine of its input — a staple for generating waves, ripples and …"
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# Cosine

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page documents the **Cosine node** of the Redshift renderer in **Cinema 4D**. It returns the cosine of its input — a staple for generating waves, ripples and periodic patterns in procedural shading.

Returns the cosine of *Input*. When *Radians* is selected, the input will be assumed to be in radians, otherwise degrees.