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haversine
[ hav-er-sahyn ]
noun
Trigonometry.
- one half the versed sine of a given angle or arc.
haversine
/ ˈ³ó汹əˌ²õ²¹Éª²Ô /
noun
- obsolete.half the value of the versed sine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haversine1
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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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