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Phi (/ f aɪ /; [1] uppercase Φ, lowercase φ or ϕ; Ancient Greek: ϕεῖ pheî; Modern Greek: φι fi) is the twenty-first letter of the Greek alphabet. In Archaic and Classical Greek (c. 9th to 4th century BC), it represented an aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive ([pʰ]), which was the origin of its usual romanization as ph .
Greek alphabet letters are used as math and science symbols.
Phi (uppercase/lowercase Φ φ), is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "ph" sound in Ancient Greek. This sound changed to "f" some time in the 1st century AD, and in Modern Greek the letter denotes the "f" sound.
Phi (uppercase Φ, lowercase φ) is the 21st letter of the Modern Greek alphabet. In the Greek number system, it was taken as the symbol of 500. In math, the lowercase letter phi (φ) is used to indicate the golden ratio.
Several Greek letters are used as phonetic symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). [84] Several of them denote fricative consonants; the rest stand for variants of vowel sounds.
Phi (φι) is the twenty-first letter in the Greek alphabet written as Φ in uppercase and φ in lowercase. The phi symbol represents the golden ratio in architecture and mathematics, magnetic flux in physics and porosity in geology among many other things in science.
Φ • (F) (uppercase, lowercase φ) The upper case letter phi (φι), the 21st letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Embark on a journey with Phi, the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, as we explore its evolution from ancient scripts to its significant presence in contemporary science, technology, and culture. Discover Phi’s historical origins, cultural impact, and enduring influence across disciplines.
Greek Letter Phi (Φι - Φ) The Ancient Greeks had a letter ("digamma", which means two gammas, one on top of the other) for the "f" sound but eventually dropped it. The Romans revived it, and therefore languages deriving from latin did not need a special letter for "ph".
Lower-case phi (φεῖ), the 21st letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless aspirated bilabial plosive /pʰ/ and later the voiceless labiodental fricative /f/. It is preceded by υ and followed by χ.