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Delta (/ ˈ d ɛ l t ə /; [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 ]
Tri Delta's colors and three deltas may be used in place of the official crest. The Greek alphabet letters Delta Delta Delta (ΔΔΔ) are the official symbols.The dolphin is recognized as an additional symbol as it was considered to be a good omen by the ancient Greeks.
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.
Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.
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.
A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various types, many symbols are needed for ...
Delta may also refer to: Places. Canada. Delta, British Columbia. Delta (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district; ... Nabla symbol ), an inverted ...
∆ may refer to: . Triangle (∆), one of the basic shapes in geometry. Many different mathematical equations include the use of the triangle.; Delta (letter) (Δ), a Greek letter also used in mathematics and computer science