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ˈgæm əgam·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gammanoun

    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet

  2. gammanoun

    a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted

  3. da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gammanoun

    Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)

Wiktionary

  1. gammanoun

    The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet (, u03B3), preceded by beta (, u03B2) and followed by delta, (, u03B4).

  2. gammanoun

    The Gamma function, symbolized by .

  3. gammanoun

    A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by u03B3.

  4. gammanoun

    A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.

Wikipedia

  1. Gamma

    Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; Greek: γάμμα gámma) is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop /ɡ/. In Modern Greek, this letter represents either a voiced velar fricative or a voiced palatal fricative. In the International Phonetic Alphabet and other modern Latin-alphabet based phonetic notations, it represents the voiced velar fricative.

ChatGPT

  1. gamma

    Gamma can have varying definitions depending on the context: 1. In mathematics, gamma (Γ or γ) refers to the gamma function, which is a generalization of factorial function to complex numbers. 2. In physics, gamma (γ) refers to gamma radiation or gamma rays, a type of high energy electromagnetic radiation. 3. In Greek alphabet, gamma (γ) is the third letter. 4. In finance, Gamma is a derivative of an option's delta used to measure the sensitivity of an option’s delta to the change in the price of the underlier. 5. In color science, gamma expresses the degree of contrast between light and dark sections of an image, managed through gamma correction in digital imaging. 6. In science, it is used to denote the chemical compound Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), a chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system. Remember to check for context to fully understand what is referred to as "gamma".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gammanoun

    the third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet

Wikidata

  1. Gamma

    Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Gimel . Letters that arose from gamma include the Roman C and G and the Cyrillic letters Г and Ґ.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gamma

    gam′a, n. the third letter of the Greek alphabet.—ns. Gammād′ion, Gammā′tion (see Fylfot).

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GAMMA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gamma is ranked #69392 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Gamma surname appeared 283 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gamma.

    84.1% or 238 total occurrences were White.
    13% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gamma in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gamma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of gamma in a Sentence

  1. Carl Lipo:

    The issue of water availability (or the lack of it) has often been mentioned by researchers who work on Rapa Nui/Easter Island, when we started to examine the details of the hydrology, we began to notice that freshwater access and statue location were tightly linked together. It wasnt obvious when walking around--with the water emerging at the coast during low tide, one doesnt necessarily see obvious indications of water. File photo - Statues at Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Places without ahu/moai showed no freshwater, he added. The pattern was striking and surprising in how consistent it was. Researchers had already identified groundwater discharge in coastal areas as a key factor in the statues placement on Easter Islands coast. In the latest stage of the research, experts examined how the availability of freshwater in certain areas was linked to the methods and means of building the statues. EASTER ISLANDS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WAS NOT DESTROYED BY WARFARE, EXPERTS SAY Around 900 statues, or moai, are dotted around Easter Island. Circa 1955: Two ancient statues of uncertain origin on Easter Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images).

  2. Imre Bartos:

    A nearby gamma-ray burst would result in a mass extinction.

  3. Jairo Mendez-Rico:

    It is possible that it may exhibit higher infection rates, but we don't yet have enough reliable data to compare it to gamma or delta.

  4. Bill Stackman:

    We are extremely concerned about the events that were occurring at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, as part of the investigations, we will hold anyone accountable who is found to have willfully ignored or violated university regulations.

  5. California Department:

    Public health officials are concerned about the Gamma variant and several other variants of concern, including Alpha and Delta, that have been increasing in frequency in California and may have moderately decreased response to some antibody treatments or be more transmissible.

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