coversed sine
coversed sine noun: the trigonometric function 1 − sin(x).
Noun
coversed sine (plural coversed sines)
- The trigonometric function 1 − sin(x).
- The cosine of an arc is the sine of its complement.† In like manner, the coversed sine, cotangent, and cosecant of an arc, are respectively the versed sine, tangent, and secant of its complement.1825, Jas Thomson, Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, page 2
- At the top of the page on the left-hand side is placed the number of degrees, and in the left-hand column each minute of the degree, opposite to which are arranged the numerical values of the sine, coversed sine, &c, of the corresponding angle in those columns, at the top of which those terms are...1830, W. Hopkins, “Book II: Elements of Trigonometry”, in Geometry, Plane, Solid, and Spherical, page 46
Synonyms of coversed sine
Forms of coversed sine
| plural | coversed sines |
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Origin of coversed sine
From contraction of complement + versed sine.
Words formed from coversed sine
Questions about coversed sine
- What does coversed sine mean?
- Coversed sine means the trigonometric function 1 − sin(x).
- What part of speech is coversed sine?
- Coversed sine is a noun.
- What is the plural of coversed sine?
- The plural of coversed sine is coversed sines.
Words near coversed sine in the dictionary
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