haversine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of haversine
First recorded in 1870–75; ha(lf) + ver(sed) + sine ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Another advantage to the versine and haversine is that they can keep you from having to square something.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2013
As recently as 1984, the amateur astronomy magazine Sky & Telescope was singing the praises of the haversine formula, which is not only useful for terrestrial navigation but also for celestial calculations.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2013
The haversine formula is a re-formulation of the spherical law of cosines, but the formulation in terms of haversines is more useful for small angles and distances.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2013
Now that computers are so powerful, the haversine has gone the way of the floppy disc.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2013
With the log haversine S enter table 45 in the adjacent parallel column, take out the corresponding Natural Haversine, which mark NS.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
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