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Sinus vs Sine - What's the difference?

sinus | sine |

Sine is a descendant of sinus.



As nouns the difference between sinus and sine

is that sinus is a pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus while sine is in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

sinus

English

Noun

(wikipedia sinus) (sinuses)
  • (anatomy) A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.
  • A notch or depression between two lobes or teeth in the margin of an organ.
  • (pathology) An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue.
  • A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
  • Derived terms

    * sinusitis * ethmoid sinus * frontal sinus * maxillary sinus * sphenoid sinus * paranasal sinus

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    sine

    English

    (wikipedia sine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
  • 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 series

         \sum_{n=1}^\inftyx^{2n-1} = x - {1\over 6} x^3 + {1\over 120} x^5 - {1\over 5040} x^7 + ...

    where x is in radians.

    Synonyms

    * Symbol: sin

    Derived terms

    * arcsine * cosine * sine wave * sinusoid * sinusoidal

    See also

    * cosecant * cotangent * secant * tangent * trigonometry

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