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Haversine formula — The haversine formula is an equation important in navigation, giving great circle distances between two points on a sphere from their longitudes and latitudes. It is a special case of a more general formula in spherical trigonometry, the law of… … Wikipedia
haversine — /hav euhr suyn /, n. Trigonom. one half the versed sine of a given angle or arc. [1870 75; HA(LF) + VER(SED) + SINE1] * * * … Universalium
haversine — [ havəsʌɪn] (also haversin) noun Mathematics half of a versed sine. Origin C19: contr. of half versed sine … English new terms dictionary
haversine — hav·er·sine … English syllables
haversine — /ˈhævəsaɪn/ (say havuhsuyn) noun Trigonometry half the versed sine; used especially in navigation to give great circle distances between two points on a sphere from their longitudes and latitudes. {abbreviation of ha(lf) versine (versed sine) …
haversine — n. (also haversin) Math. half of a versed sine. Etymology: contr … Useful english dictionary
Fórmula del Haversine — Este artículo fue creado a partir de la traducción del artículo Haversine formula de la Wikipedia en inglés, bajo licencia Creative Commons Atribución Compartir Igual 3.0 y GFDL. Seno, coseno y verseno de θ en base a la circunferencia… … Wikipedia Español
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
Great-circle distance — The great circle distance is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of a sphere measured along a path on the surface of the sphere (as opposed to going through the sphere s interior). Because spherical geometry is rather… … Wikipedia
List of trigonometric identities — Cosines and sines around the unit circle … Wikipedia
