Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; ) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE.... . In the system of Greek numerals
Greek numerals
Greek numerals are a numeral system using letters of the Greek alphabet. They are also known by the names Milesian numerals, Alexandrian numerals, or alphabetic numerals.... it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter
Phoenician alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet is a continuation of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, by convention taken to originate around 1050 BC. It was used for the writing of Phoenician language, a Northern Semitic languages language, used by the civilization of Phoenicia.... Gimel
Gimel (letter)
Gimel is the third Letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician language, Aramaic language, Hebrew language , Syriac alphabet and Arabic alphabet .... . Letters that arose from Gamma include the Roman C
C
C or c is a consonant in Esperanto orthography, representing a voiceless postalveolar affricate , and is equivalent to the voiceless postalveolar affricate, , or the voiceless retroflex affricate, ... and G
G
G is the seventh letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English language is spelled gee.... and the Cyrillic letters Ge
Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European.... , it represents either a voiced velar fricative
Voiced velar fricative
The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in various Speech communication languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , not to be confused with , the IPA symbol for a close-mid back unrounded vowel), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G.... or a voiced palatal fricative
Voiced palatal fricative
The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some Speech communication languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j.... .
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Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; ) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE.... . In the system of Greek numerals
Greek numerals
Greek numerals are a numeral system using letters of the Greek alphabet. They are also known by the names Milesian numerals, Alexandrian numerals, or alphabetic numerals.... it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter
Phoenician alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet is a continuation of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, by convention taken to originate around 1050 BC. It was used for the writing of Phoenician language, a Northern Semitic languages language, used by the civilization of Phoenicia.... Gimel
Gimel (letter)
Gimel is the third Letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician language, Aramaic language, Hebrew language , Syriac alphabet and Arabic alphabet ....
. Letters that arose from Gamma include the Roman C
C
C or c is a consonant in Esperanto orthography, representing a voiceless postalveolar affricate , and is equivalent to the voiceless postalveolar affricate, , or the voiceless retroflex affricate, ... and G
G
G is the seventh letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English language is spelled gee.... and the Cyrillic letters Ge
Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European.... , it represents either a voiced velar fricative
Voiced velar fricative
The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in various Speech communication languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , not to be confused with , the IPA symbol for a close-mid back unrounded vowel), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G.... or a voiced palatal fricative
Voiced palatal fricative
The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some Speech communication languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j.... . In Ancient Greek
Ancient greek language
#REDIRECT Ancient Greek... , it represented a voiced velar stop . Before velars, it represents a velar nasal
Velar nasal
The velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some Speech communication languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N.... in Modern as well as Ancient Greek, and a double gamma represents a prenasalized voiced velar stop .
Gamma combinations
The gamma can be combined with other letters or itself.
A double gamma is pronounced like the ng in "finger"
Finger
A finger is a type of digit , an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates.Normally humans have five digits, termed phalanges, on each hand ....
A gamma with xi is pronounced roughly like the nx in "sphinx"
Sphinx
A sphinx is a zoomorphic mythological figure which is depicted as a recumbent lion with a human head. It has its origins in sculpted figures of Old Kingdom Ancient Egypt, to which the ancient Greeks applied their own name for a female monster, the "strangler", an archaic figure of Greek mythology....
The ankh was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "eternal life", a triliteral sign for the consonants Ayin-Nun -?a'. Egyptian gods are often portrayed carrying it by its loop, or bearing one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest....
A gamma combined with kappa is pronounced like the nk in "banker"
Use as a symbol or a term
Gamma is often used to denote a variable in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere.... and physics
Physics
Physics is the natural science which examines basic concepts such as energy, force, and spacetime and all that derives from these, such as mass, charge, matter and its Motion .... .
In certain areas it has a specific meaning, such as representing gamma radiation in nuclear physics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei.The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power and nuclear weapons, but the research field is also the basis for a far wider range of applications, including in the medical sector , in materials engineering... and the Lorentz factor
Lorentz factor
The Lorentz factor or Lorentz term appears in several equations in special relativity, including time dilation, length contraction, and the relativistic mass formula.... in theory of relativity
Theory of relativity
File:spacetime curvature.pngThe theory of relativity, or simply relativity, generally refers specifically to two theories of Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity.... . In mathematics, there is a gamma function
Gamma function
In mathematics, the Gamma function is an extension of the factorial function to real number and complex number numbers. For a complex number z with positive real part the Gamma function is defined by... (usually written as G-function.)
In physics, the photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic field and the basic unit of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation....
