gamma
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Ancient Greek: γάμμα | ||
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæmə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æmə
Noun
gamma (plural gammas)
- The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
- (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
- (physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.
- (industries) slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
Hypernyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
- digamma
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- gamma correction
- gamma globulin
- gamma ray
- nongamma
Translations
the name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet
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the Gamma function
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a unit of magnetic field
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Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Noun
gamma f (plural gammes)
Further reading
- “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Declension
Declension of gamma
nominative | gamma |
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genitive | gammanıñ |
dative | gammağa |
accusative | gammanı |
locative | gammada |
ablative | gammadan |
Finnish
Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
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Next: | delta |
(index g)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑmːɑ]
- Hyphenation: gam‧ma
Declension
Inflection of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gamma | gammat | |
genitive | gamman | gammojen | |
partitive | gammaa | gammoja | |
illative | gammaan | gammoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gamma | gammat | |
accusative | nom. | gamma | gammat |
gen. | gamman | ||
genitive | gamman | gammojen gammainrare | |
partitive | gammaa | gammoja | |
inessive | gammassa | gammoissa | |
elative | gammasta | gammoista | |
illative | gammaan | gammoihin | |
adessive | gammalla | gammoilla | |
ablative | gammalta | gammoilta | |
allative | gammalle | gammoille | |
essive | gammana | gammoina | |
translative | gammaksi | gammoiksi | |
instructive | — | gammoin | |
abessive | gammatta | gammoitta | |
comitative | — | gammoineen |
Compounds
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.ma/
Further reading
- “gamma” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɒmːɒ]
- Hyphenation: gam‧ma
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | gamma | gammák |
accusative | gammát | gammákat |
dative | gammának | gammáknak |
instrumental | gammával | gammákkal |
causal-final | gammáért | gammákért |
translative | gammává | gammákká |
terminative | gammáig | gammákig |
essive-formal | gammaként | gammákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | gammában | gammákban |
superessive | gammán | gammákon |
adessive | gammánál | gammáknál |
illative | gammába | gammákba |
sublative | gammára | gammákra |
allative | gammához | gammákhoz |
elative | gammából | gammákból |
delative | gammáról | gammákról |
ablative | gammától | gammáktól |
Possessive forms of gamma | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | gammám | gammáim |
2nd person sing. | gammád | gammáid |
3rd person sing. | gammája | gammái |
1st person plural | gammánk | gammáink |
2nd person plural | gammátok | gammáitok |
3rd person plural | gammájuk | gammáik |
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.ma/, [ˈɡämmä]
- Rhymes: -amma
- Stress: gàmma
- Hyphenation: gam‧ma
Synonyms
- varietà
- assortimento
- scala (music)
- tonalità
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡamma/, [ˈɡãmma]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡama/
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