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Translingual
Symbol
λ
- (physics) wavelength
- (physics, chemistry) Half-life
- (mathematical analysis) Lebesgue measure
- (computer science) Lambda abstraction
- (NAPA) a voiced alveolar lateral affricate (IPA ).
- Synonym:
Usage notes
As an orthographic letter of a Latin alphabet, Unicode has assigned a distinct character, ⟨⟩. See Latin lambda.
Further reading
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Λ.
Letter
λ • (l) (lowercase, uppercase Λ)
- Lower-case lambda (λάβδα), the 11th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the alveolar lateral approximant /l/. It is preceded by κ and followed by μ.
Derived terms
See also lambda
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, 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
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
Letter
λ • (l) (lowercase, uppercase Λ)
- The lower case letter lambda (λάμδα), the eleventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Numeral
λ • (l)
- The number thirty in Greek numerals.
Numeral
͵λ • (transliteration needed)
- The number 30,000 in Greek numerals.
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, 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
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨