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See also: , Λ , ʌ , ƛ , λ., ƛ̕, 𐓛 , , ג , and Appendix:Variations of "l"

λ U+03BB, λ
GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA
κ
Greek and Coptic μ
𝜆 U+1D706, 𝜆
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL LAMDA
𝜅
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝜇

Translingual

Symbol

λ

  1. (physics) wavelength
  2. (physics, chemistry) Half-life
  3. (mathematical analysis) Lebesgue measure
  4. (computer science) Lambda abstraction
  5. (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)

  1. 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

Letter

λ (l) (lowercase, uppercase Λ)

  1. The lower case letter lambda (λάμδα), the eleventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

λ (l)

  1. The number thirty in Greek numerals.

Numeral

͵λ (transliteration needed)

  1. The number 30,000 in Greek numerals.

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