Associations to the word «Arcsine»

Wiktionary

ARCSINE, noun. (trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin-1

Dictionary definition

ARCSINE, noun. The inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats