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Gamma (/ ˈ ɡ æ m ə /; [1] uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; Greek: γάμμα, romanized: gámma) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek , the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop IPA: [ɡ] .
the gamma function, a generalization of the factorial; the upper incomplete gamma function; the modular group, the group of fractional linear transformations; the gamma distribution, a continuous probability distribution defined using the gamma function; second-order sensitivity to price in mathematical finance
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. [2] [3] It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, [4] and is the earliest known alphabetic script to have developed distinct letters for consonants as well as vowels. [5]
Turned capital F 2132 ℳ: Script capital M 2133 ℴ: Script small O 2134 ℵ: Alef symbol 2135 ℶ: Bet symbol 2136 ℷ: Gimel symbol 2137 ℸ: Dalet symbol 2138 ℹ: Information source 2139 ℺ Rotated capital Q 213A ℻ Fax sign 213B ℼ: Double-struck small pi: 213C ℽ: Double-struck small gamma: 213D ℾ: Double-struck capital gamma: 213E ...
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In this table, parentheses mark letters that stand in for themselves or for another. For instance, a rotated 'b' would be a 'q', and indeed some physical typefaces didn't bother with distinct sorts for lowercase b vs. q, d vs. p, or n vs. u; while a rotated 's' or 'z' would be itself.
latin capital letter a with diaeresis Å u+00c5: 143: 0197: latin capital letter a with ring above Æ u+00c6: 146: 0198: latin capital letter ae Ç u+00c7: 128: 0199: latin capital letter c with cedilla È u+00c8: 212: 0200: latin capital letter e with grave É u+00c9: 144: 0201: latin capital letter e with acute Ê u+00ca: 210: 0202: latin ...
Latin included 21 different characters. The letter C was the western form of the Greek gamma, but it was used for the sounds /ɡ/ and /k/ alike, possibly under the influence of Etruscan, which might have lacked any voiced plosives.