Λ

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Λ U+039B, Λ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER LAMDA
Κ
Greek and Coptic Μ

Translingual

Symbol

Λ

  1. (cosmology) the cosmological constant
  2. (mathematics) the von Mangoldt function
  3. (mathematics) the de Bruijn-Newman constant
  4. (physics) a lambda particle
  5. (automata / computation theory) the empty string

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤋 (l, lāmed).

Letter

Λ (L) (uppercase, lowercase λ)

  1. The letter lambda (λάβδα), the 11th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

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Greek

Letter

Λ (L) (uppercase, lowercase λ)

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

Numeral

Λ (L)

  1. The number thirty in Greek numerals.

  1. The number 30,000 in Greek numerals.

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