sinh

American  

[sinch] / sɪntʃ /

noun

Mathematics.

1. hyperbolic sine.

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sinh British  

/ sɪnʃ, ʃaɪn /

noun

1. hyperbolic sine; a hyperbolic function, sinh z = 1/ 2 ( ez – e ^– z ), related to sine by the expression sinh i z = i sin z , where i = √–1

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sinh Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of hyperbolic sine

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Etymology

Origin of sinh

sin(e) + h(yperbolic)

Example Sentences

Therefore, using the graphs of 1/2ex, 1/2e−x, and −1/2e−x as guides, we graph cosh x and sinh x.

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Then, x = sinh y and, by the definition of the hyperbolic sine function, x = ey − e−y.

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The name cosh rhymes with “gosh,” whereas the name sinh is pronounced “cinch.”

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If sinh x = 3/4, find the values of the remaining five hyperbolic functions.

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Until the pride became a snare, The reason a deceit, wherein I dallied face to face with sinh And made a mortal pair.

From Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)