haversine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of haversine
First recorded in 1870–75; ha(lf) + ver(sed) + sine ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The gamsin, negtan, and cosvnx from the Onion article are fictional, but the piece has a kernel of truth: there are 10 secret trig functions you’ve never heard of, and they have delightful names like “haversine” and “exsecant.”
From Scientific American
Versine and haversine were used the most often.
From Scientific American
Another advantage to the versine and haversine is that they can keep you from having to square something.
From Scientific American
If you have a computation involving the square of sine or cosine, you can use a haversine or havercosine table and not have to square or take square roots.
From Scientific American
But the haversine may have been more important in more recent history, when it was used in navigation.
From Scientific American
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