gamma

CEFRB2

/ˈɡæ.mə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The third letter of the Greek alphabet.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.

Examples

  • Alpha, beta and gamma are Greek letters.

  • Our sales organization for Gamma is not strong.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative.

  2. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

  3. The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.

More examples

In context

  • The gamma function is a generalization of the factorial function.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.