lambda

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← kappa		→ mu
Λ λ Ancient Greek: λάμβδα
Wikipedia article on lambda

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.də/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (physics) The cosmological constant.
4. (physics) Short for lambda baryon.
5. (programming) Short for lambda expression.
6. (programming) Short for lambda function.
7. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
8. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Related terms

• lambdacism

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdes)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ)

Czech

Noun

lambda n or f

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

lambda f (plural lambda's, diminutive lambdaatje n)

1. lambda (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Derived terms

Further reading

• lambda on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Lambda

Wikipedia ^fi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmbdɑ/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑmbdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lamb‧da

Noun

lambda

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃b.da/, /lɑ̃mb.da/, /lɑ̃m.da/

• Audio

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Noun

lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)

1. lambda (Greek letter)
2. (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
3. (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
4. a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
5. (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
6. Silver Y (moth)

   Synonym: noctuelle gamma

Usage notes

• Traditionally and most commonly, the plural is spelled without an s. However, according to the 1990 spelling reform, the plural should be spelled with an s.

Adjective

lambda (plural lambdas or lambda)

1. common, usual
   • 2024 April 12, L. Ro., quoting Marc Morelli, “Marc Morelli, le chirurgien des machines à coudre”, in La Provence, page 7:

     Je dirais qu’aujourd’hui 20 à 30 % de ma clientèle confectionnent des robes d’Arlésienne, mais finalement, le plus gros de mes ventes est réalisé par des personnes lambda pour de la couture libre, des vêtements pour enfants par exemple.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “lambda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Hungarian

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

lambda

Wikipedia ^hu

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

Noun

lambda (plural lambdák)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Icelandic

Noun

lambda n (genitive singular lambdas, nominative plural lömbdu)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

lambda

Wikipedia ^it

Noun

lambda m or f (invariable)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Noun

lambda m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) lambda

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

lambda

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), from Phoenician 𐤋 (l‬ /⁠lāmed⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bda/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ambda
• Syllabification: lam‧bda

Noun

lambda f

1. lambda (Greek letter Λ, λ)
2. (physics) lambda baryon

Declension

Further reading

• lambda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lamb‧da

Noun

lambda m (plural lambdas)

1. lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λάμβδα (lámvda).

Noun

lambda m (plural lambda)

1. lambda

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamda/
• Rhymes: -amda

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdas)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ

Further reading

• “lambda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014