Saturday, 5 April 2025

 Here’s a chart of Greek letters used in mathematics with examples of how they are used:

Greek Letter Uppercase Lowercase Name Mathematical Example
Alpha Α α Alpha α = 30° (angle)
Beta Β β Beta β = 0.5 (coefficient)
Gamma Γ γ Gamma γ = 1.618 (golden ratio)
Delta Δ δ Delta Δx = 5 (change in x), δ = 0.001 (small change)
Epsilon Ε ε Epsilon ε → 0 (in limits)
Zeta Ζ ζ Zeta ζ = 0.8 (damping factor)
Eta Η η Eta η = 0.2 (efficiency)
Theta Θ θ Theta θ = π/4 (angle in radians)
Iota Ι ι Iota ι = index in summation notation
Kappa Κ κ Kappa κ = 2 (curvature)
Lambda Λ λ Lambda λ = 0.1 (wavelength)
Mu Μ μ Mu μ = 0.5 (mean or coefficient of friction)
Nu Ν ν Nu ν = 60 Hz (frequency)
Xi Ξ ξ Xi ξ = random variable
Omicron Ο ο Omicron Rarely used in mathematics
Pi Π π Pi π = 3.14159 (circle constant)
Rho Ρ ρ Rho ρ = 1.2 kg/m³ (density)
Sigma Σ σ/ς Sigma Σ = Σ(xi) (summation), σ = 2 (standard deviation)
Tau Τ τ Tau τ = 5 seconds (time constant)
Upsilon Υ υ Upsilon υ = speed of light in certain equations
Phi Φ φ Phi φ = 1.618 (golden ratio)
Chi Χ χ Chi χ² = chi-square statistic in hypothesis testing
Psi Ψ ψ Psi ψ = wave function in quantum mechanics
Omega Ω ω Omega ω = 2πf (angular frequency), Ω = resistance (ohms)

This table provides the Greek symbols, their corresponding names, and mathematical examples where they are typically used.

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