
Versine
1 minus the cosine of an angle

1 minus the cosine of an angle
The versine or versed sine is a trigonometric function found in some of the earliest (Sanskrit Aryabhatiya, Section I) trigonometric tables. The versine of an angle is 1 minus its cosine. There are several related functions, most notably the coversine and haversine. The latter, half a versine, is of particular importance in the haversine formula of navigation.
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