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haversine

[ hav-er-sahyn ]

noun

Trigonometry.
  1. one half the versed sine of a given angle or arc.


haversine

/ ˈ³ó汹əˌ²õ²¹Éª²Ô /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    half the value of the versed sine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of haversine1

First recorded in 1870–75; ha(lf) + ver(sed) + sine ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of haversine1

C19: combination of half + versed + sine 1
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Versine and haversine were used the most often.

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The haversine formula could yield accurate results without requiring the computationally expensive operations of squares and square roots.

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Now that computers are so powerful, the haversine has gone the way of the floppy disc.

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Another advantage to the versine and haversine is that they can keep you from having to square something.

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But the haversine may have been more important in more recent history, when it was used in navigation.

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