arc sine

noun Trigonometry.

the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin; Symbol: sin−1

Nearby words

arc light,
arc of lowitz,
arc sec,
arc secant,
arc second,
arc spectrum,
arc tan,
arc tangent,
arc welding,
arc, d'

Origin of arc sine

First recorded in 1905–10

Also called inverse sine.

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British Dictionary definitions for arcsin

arcsin

abbreviation for

arcsine: the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2), the sine of which is that argument: the inverse of the sine function

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Science definitions for arcsin

arc sine

The inverse of the sine function.