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    Look up versine  or versed sine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The versine or versed sine is a trigonometric function found in some of the earliest...
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    engineer Charles Haslett, who used it in conjunction with the existing versine function, vers ⁡ θ = 1 − cos ⁡ θ , {\displaystyle \operatorname {vers}...
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    be written in terms of any multiple of the haversine, such as the older versine function (twice the haversine). Prior to the advent of computers, the elimination...
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    may also be calculated from the versine function, for an arc that spans an angle of Δ = 2θ, and coincides with the versine for unit circles s = r versin...
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    of track which typically feature a mix of small positive and negative versines. A standard chord length is used: in the UK this is conventionally 30 metres...
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  • COS cell lines cos x−1 = cos(x)−1 = −(1−cos(x)) = −ver(x) or negative versine of x, the additive inverse (or negation) of an old trigonometric function...
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  • Ver (command), a shell command in DOS, Windows etc. an abbreviation for "versine", a trigonometric function ver (function prefix) (versus), a prefix for...
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    rotating in a convex closed curve Circle graph Exsecant and excosecant Versine and haversine - ( crd ⁡ θ = 2 haversin ⁡ θ {\displaystyle \operatorname...
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    (sixth century BC), who discovered the sine function, cosine function, and versine function. When during the Middle Ages, the study of trigonometry continued...
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    tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant, as well as archaic functions like versine and exsecant – can be defined geometrically in terms of a unit circle,...
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