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The form of the "Z" symbol is a reproduction of the Latin letter Z, identical also to a capital Greek zeta. The "Z" symbol is used instead of the equivalent Cyrillic letter З (Ze) used in the Russian alphabet, which has been described as peculiar, considering the symbol's later association with Russian nationalism and pro-Putin politics. [27]
The USE is the primary method for university admissions in Russia. USE plays a role of unified entrance exam to the most universities in the country. Applicants submit their USE results along with their applications. Usually, applicants use results from two, three, or four USE subjects. The Russian language exam is mandatory for every application.
Russia’s defense ministry has not explicitly commented on the use of the letter in its current context, but did post on Instagram last week that the pro-war symbol stems from the Russian phrase ...
The OpenType font format has the feature tag "mgrk" ("Mathematical Greek") to identify a glyph as representing a Greek letter to be used in mathematical (as opposed to Greek language) contexts. The table below shows a comparison of Greek letters rendered in TeX and HTML. The font used in the TeX rendering is an italic style.
The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
The word zeta is the ancestor of zed, the name of the Latin letter Z in Commonwealth English. Swedish and many Romance languages (such as Italian and Spanish) do not distinguish between the Greek and Roman forms of the letter; "zeta" is used to refer to the Roman letter Z as well as the Greek letter.
Cartesian z-axis basis unit vector unitless angular momentum: newton meter second (N⋅m⋅s or kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −1) inductance: henry (H) luminosity: watt (W) Lagrangian: joule (J) Lagrangian density: joule per cubic meter (J/m 3) length: meter (m) ℓ
The link is that they're symbols used by opposing militaries and both are widely associared with fascism. It's pretty obvious and fully in compliance with WP:SEEALSO. :bloodofox: 17:01, 17 May 2022 (UTC) I personally think the rashism link makes sense because, as you say, the Z symbol has become a Russian nationalist symbol.