law of sines

1

: a law in trigonometry: the ratio of each side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides and angles

2

: a law in trigonometry: the ratio of the sine of each arc of a spherical triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three arcs and angles

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