# Havercosine > Compute the half-value [versed cosine][versed-cosine].
The half-value [versed cosine][versed-cosine] is defined as
Haversed cosine.
## Usage ```javascript var havercos = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/havercos' ); ``` #### havercos( x ) Computes the half-value [versed cosine][versed-cosine] (in radians). ```javascript var v = havercos( 0.0 ); // returns 1.0 v = havercos( 3.141592653589793/2.0 ); // returns 0.5 v = havercos( -3.141592653589793/6.0 ); // returns ~0.9330 ```
## Examples ```javascript var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array/linspace' ); var TWO_PI = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/two-pi' ); var havercos = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/havercos' ); var x = linspace( 0.0, TWO_PI, 100 ); var i; for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { console.log( havercos( x[ i ] ) ); } ```