sine function

collocation in English

meaningsofsineandfunction

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sine
noun[C]
uk
/saɪn/us
/saɪn/
(in a triangle that has one angle of 90°) the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle less than 90° divided by the length of the hypotenuse (= the side opposite the ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofsineandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsine function

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For quantification, the direction of each neurite was transformed into an orientation index through the mathematicalsinefunction.
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From these data, plots of response amplitude versus stimulus phase were acquired and a least-squares fit to asinefunctionwas generated to compute the optimal relative spatial phase.
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Certain transcendental functions can be carried over to the surreals, including logarithms and exponentials, but most, e.g., thesinefunction, can not.
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The resemblance between the shape of a vibrating string and the graph of thesinefunctionis no mere coincidence.
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This is still quick to compute, and much more accurate for smooth functions such as thesinefunction.
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The figure shows how the sign of thesinefunctionvaries as the angle changes quadrant.
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Because of this head start, it is often said that the cosine function "leads" thesinefunctionor the sine "lags" the cosine.
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In oceanography, the resemblance between the shapes of some waves and the graph of thesinefunctionis also not coincidental.
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Thesinefunctionis periodic, so the sine wave or sinusoid has a wavelength in space and a period in time.
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Much as modern trigonometry is built on thesinefunction, ancient trigonometry was built on the chord function.
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These two limits are used in proofs of the fact that the derivative of thesinefunctionis the cosine function.
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The expression does not represent the multiplicative inverse to, but the inverse of thesinefunction applied to (actually a partial inverse; see below).
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For example, f followed by 4 would access thesinefunction, g followed by 4 would calculate 1/x.
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Thesinefunctionapproximation by itself leads to an error of up to 0.26 degrees and has been discouraged for use in solar energy applications.
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We have already seen one striking example: the reflection formula essentially represents thesinefunctionas the product of two gamma functions.
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It is essentially equivalent to a table of values of thesinefunction.
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This is accomplished by comparing the variation in the time series about the mean to sine functions of different frequencies.
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