Arcsine (Noun)
Meaning
The inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The arcsine of 0.5 is 30 degrees, because the sine of 30 degrees is 0.5.
- In trigonometry, the arcsine function is used to find the angle whose sine is a known value.
- To find the arcsine of a number, you can use a calculator or a trigonometric table.
- The arcsine of -1 is -90 degrees, because the sine of -90 degrees is -1.
- In mathematics, the arcsine function is often denoted as sin^-1(x), where x is the input value.