Sine vs Dine - What's the difference?
sine | dine |
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
where x is in radians. to eat; to eat dinner or supper
(obsolete) To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
(obsolete) To dine upon; to have to eat.
As nouns the difference between sine and dine
is that sine is while dine is .sine
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(wikipedia sine)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
In various branches of mathematics, the sine of an angle is determined in various ways, including the following: * The y''-coordinate]] of the point on the unit circle at the given anticlockwise angle from the [[x-axis, ''x -axis. * The sum of the real or complex power serieswhere x is in radians.
Synonyms
* Symbol: sinDerived terms
* arcsine * cosine * sine wave * sinusoid * sinusoidalSee also
* cosecant * cotangent * secant * tangent * trigonometryAnagrams
* ----dine
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Verb
(din)- A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his merry men. — Sir Walter Scott.
- What wol ye dine ? — Chaucer.
