Rule of twelfths
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title:
Rule of twelfths
text:
The rule of twelfths is an approximation to a sine curve. It can be used as a rule of thumb for estimating a changing quantity where both the quantity and the steps are easily divisible by 12. Typical uses are predicting the height of the tide or the change in day length over the seasons.
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description:
Approximation to a sine curve
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_twelfths
date created:
2005-08-05T16:06:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T04:01:34Z
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