arc-hyperbolic sine

arc-hyperbolic sine

[‚ärk ‚hī·pər‚bäl·ik ′sīn]

(mathematics)

For a number, x, the number whose hyperbolic sine equals x ; it is the value at x of the inverse of the hyperbolic sine function. Also known as inverse hyperbolic sine.

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