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arcsine

The inverse of the sine function, usually abbreviated arcsin. It is defined on the restricted domain $$[-1,1]$$, such that for any real number $$x \in [-1,1]$$, $$\arcsin(x)=a$$ if and only if $$\sin(a)=x$$. The principal arcsine takes its values in the interval $$\left[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\right]$$.

Arcsine may also be abbreviated by asin or sin-1.

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