Sine

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.4 Related Terms 1.5 See Also 1.5.1 Translations 2 Irish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective

English

Pronunciation

Homophones

• sign

Noun

sine

1. (trigonometry) The ratio of the opposite leg to the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the given acute angle.
2. (mathematics) The y coordinate of the point on the unit circle at the given counterclockwise angle from the x axis.
3. (mathematics) The sum of the real or complex power series

Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \sum_1^\infty{{(-1)^{n-1}}\over{(2n-1)!}}x^{2n-1}

Related Terms

• arcsine
• cosine
• sine wave

See Also

• cosecant
• power series
• tangent
• trigonometry

Translations

• Catalan: sinus m
• Chinese: 正弦
• Dutch: sinus m
• Finnish: sini
• French: sinus m
• German: Sinus m
• Italian: seno m
• Spanish: seno m

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Irish

Pronunciation

[ˈʃinʲə]

Adjective

Comparative of sean 'old'