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Translingual
Symbol
γ
- (mathematics) an empty set
See also
See gamma for the name of this letter in other languages.
Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Γ, from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (“gimel”).
Letter
γ (lowercase, uppercase Γ)
- Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop: /ɡ/; before velars, it represented a velar nasal: /ŋ/. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.
- Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is γάμμα or γάμα and it represents either a voiced velar fricative: /ɣ/ or a voiced palatal fricative: /ʝ/; before velars, it represents a velar nasal: /ŋ/. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.
Derived terms
- γ', ,γ
- g, G (Roman)
- c, C (Roman)
- г, Г (Cyrillic)
- ⲅ, Ⲅ (Coptic)
- ɣ (IPA)
- Ⰳ, ⰳ (Glagolitic)
- γ-ray
- γ-globulin
See also
- Greek script: Α α Β β Γγ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω
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