versed cosine of an angle

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• versed sine — noun Etymology: versed from New Latin versus turned (from past participle of Latin vertere to turn) + English ed : 1 minus the cosine of an angle * * * Trig. one minus the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbr.: vers. Also called versine, versin.… …   Useful english dictionary

• versed sine — n. [< ModL versus < L, pp. of vertere, to turn (see VERSE) + ED] Trigonometry the number 1 minus the cosine of a given angle …   English World dictionary

• versed sine — Trig. one minus the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbr.: vers. Also called versine, versin. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

• versedcosine — versed cosine n. Abbr. covers A trigonometric function of an angle equal to one minus the sine of that angle. Also called coversine.   [versed sine + cosine.] * * * …   Universalium

• versedsine — versed sine n. Abbr. vers A trigonometric function of an angle equal to one minus the cosine of that angle. Also called versine.   [Translation of New Latin sinus versus: sinus, sine + Latin versus, past participle of vertere, to turn.] …   Universalium

• List of trigonometric identities — Cosines and sines around the unit circle …   Wikipedia

• Versine — The versine or versed sine, versin(θ), is a trigonometric function equal to 1 − cos(θ) and 2sin2(½θ). It appeared in some of the earliest trigonometric tables and was once widespread, but it is now little used. There are several related functions …   Wikipedia

• coversed sine — /koh verrst/, Math. the versed sine of the complement of an angle or arc. Also called versed cosine. [1700 10] * * * coversed sine /kōˈvûrsd sīn/ noun One of six trigonometrical functions of an angle equal to one minus the sine of a specified… …   Useful english dictionary

• coversed sine — /koh verrst/, Math. the versed sine of the complement of an angle or arc. Also called versed cosine. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

• trigonometric function — noun Any function of an angle expressed as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle, or various other functions that subtract 1 from this value or subtract this value from 1 (such as the versed sine) See Also:… …   Wiktionary

• Spread polynomials — In the conventional language of trigonometry, the n th degree spread polynomial S n , for n = 0, 1, 2, ..., may be characterized by the trigonometric identity:sin^2(n heta) = S n(sin^2 heta).,Although that is probably the simplest way to explain… …   Wikipedia