Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Delta (/ ˈ d ɛ l t ə / DEL-tə; [1] uppercase Δ, lowercase δ; Greek: δέλτα, délta, ) [2] is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of four. It was derived from the Phoenician letter dalet 𐤃. [3] Letters that come from delta include the Latin D and the Cyrillic Д.
(non-Unicode name) ('Scarab' is an informal name for the generic currency sign) § Section sign: section symbol, section mark, double-s, 'silcrow' Pilcrow; Semicolon: Colon ℠ Service mark symbol: Trademark symbol / Slash (non-Unicode name) Division sign, Forward Slash: also known as "stroke" / Solidus (the most common of the slash symbols ...
The symbol ϵ (U+03F5) is designated specifically for the lunate form, used as a technical symbol. The symbol ϑ ("script theta") is a cursive form of theta (θ), frequent in handwriting, and used with a specialized meaning as a technical symbol. The symbol ϰ ("kappa symbol") is a cursive form of kappa (κ), used as a technical symbol.
Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities. In these contexts, the capital letters and the small letters represent distinct and unrelated entities.
Name Notes Άά: Alpha with acute: High pitch on short vowel or rising pitch on long vowel Ὰὰ: Alpha with grave: Archaic letter indicating normal or low pitch ᾶ: Alpha with circumflex: Archaic letter indicating high or falling pitch Ἀἀ: Alpha with smooth breathing: Archaic letter denoting the absence of /h/ prior to the vowel Ἄἄ
For most symbols, the entry name is the corresponding Unicode symbol. So, for searching the entry of a symbol, it suffices to type or copy the Unicode symbol into the search textbox. Similarly, when possible, the entry name of a symbol is also an anchor, which allows linking easily from another Wikipedia article. When an entry name contains ...
δ 13 C, a measure of the ratio of stable isotopes 13C:12C; δ 15 N, a measure of the ratio of stable isotopes 15N:14N; δ 18 O, a measure of the ratio of stable isotopes oxygen-18:oxygen-16; DeltaWing, a prototype racing car; High-leg delta, a three phase electrical circuit; Delta Delta Delta, a sorority; Delta function (disambiguation)
As of Unicode version 16.0, there are 155,063 characters with code points, covering 168 modern and historical scripts, as well as multiple symbol sets. This article includes the 1,062 characters in the Multilingual European Character Set 2 subset, and some additional related characters.