What does Delta mean?

Definitions for Delta
ˈdɛl tədelta

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deltanoun

    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

    "the Mississippi River delta"; "the Nile delta"

  2. deltanoun

    an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

  3. deltanoun

    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

Wiktionary

  1. deltanoun

    The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet , u03B4.

  2. deltanoun

    A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

  3. deltanoun

    The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.

  4. deltanoun

    u03B4 In the IPA, the symbol that represents the voiced dental fricative, the hard th in the English word father; frequently represented by the Icelandic eth (ð).

  5. deltanoun

    The symbol .

  6. deltanoun

    A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.

    This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.

  7. deltanoun

    The set of differences between two versions of a file.

    When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.

  8. deltanoun

    The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.

  9. Deltanoun

    A municipality in British Columbia, Canada

  10. Etymology: From its location near the delta of the

ChatGPT

  1. Delta

    Delta can have several meanings depending on the context. Here are a few general definitions: 1. In mathematics, a delta is a symbol used to represent a change or difference between two values. 2. In geography, a delta refers to the triangular area of sediment that is formed at the mouth of a river where it meets an ocean, sea, or lake. 3. In finance, delta represents the rate at which the price of an option changes relative to the price of the underlying asset. 4. In science, delta is used to denote a difference or a change in a physical or chemical property. 5. In aviation, delta is commonly used to refer to the wing shape of certain aircraft, known as delta wings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deltanoun

    a tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi

  2. Etymology: [Gr. de`lta, the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of which is , Eng. D), from the Phnician name of the corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the Nile.]

Wikidata

  1. Delta

    Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 4. It was derived from the Phoenician letter dalet . Letters that come from delta include Latin D and Cyrillic Д. A river delta is so named because its shape approximates the upper-case letter delta.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Delta

    del′ta, n. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, the capital form of which is Δ: a tract of land of like shape formed at the mouth of a river.—n. Deltaficā′tion, the process of forming a delta.—adj. Del′toid, of the form of the Greek Δ: triangular.—Delta metal, a hard alloy of copper, zinc, and iron—the three metals symbolised by the triangular shape; Deltoid muscle, the large triangular muscle of the shoulder. [Gr.,—Heb. daleth, a tent-door.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Delta

    the signature of D. Macbeth Moir in Blackwood's Magazine.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. delta

    1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and engineering). “I just doubled the speed of my program!” “What was the delta on program size?” “About 30 percent.” (He doubled the speed of his program, but increased its size by only 30 percent.) 2. [Unix] A diff, especially a diff stored under the set of version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control System) or RCS (Revision Control System). 3. n. A small quantity, but not as small as epsilon. The jargon usage of delta and epsilon stems from the traditional use of these letters in mathematics for very small numerical quantities, particularly in ‘epsilon-delta’ proofs in limit theory (as in the differential calculus). The term delta is often used, once epsilon has been mentioned, to mean a quantity that is slightly bigger than epsilon but still very small. “The cost isn't epsilon, but it's delta” means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it is nevertheless very small. Common constructions include within delta of —, within epsilon of —: that is, ‘close to’ and ‘even closer to’.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. DELTA

    This condition applies in the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occurred or when intelligence has been received that terrorist action against a specific location or person is imminent. Normally, this FPCON is declared as a localized condition. FPCON DELTA measures are not intended to be sustained for substantial periods. See also antiterrorism; force protection.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. delta

    A name given by the Greeks to the alluvial tract inclosed between the bifurcating branches of the Nile and the sea-line. It is well known that rivers which deposit great quantities of matter, do also very often separate into two or more branches, previous to their discharge into the sea; thus forming triangular spaces, aptly called deltas from their resemblance to the Greek letter Δ. All deltas appear by their section to be formed of matter totally different from that of the adjacent country. They are the creation of the rivers themselves, which, having brought down with their floods vast quantities of mud and sand from the upper lands, deposit them in the lowest place, the sea; at whose margin, the current which has hitherto impelled them ceasing, they are deposited by the mere action of gravity. This is particularly illustrated on the western coast of Africa by the shoals off the Rio Grande, Rio Nunez, and others. The coast, as well as the embouchures of the rivers, exhibit a deposit of deep mud, and yet far at sea banks of clean siliceous sand arise.

Editors Contribution

  1. DELTA

    A certain sleep State, a state of consciousness and frequency


    Submitted by FreyjaJayRoze on August 13, 2021  

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Anagrams for Delta »

  1. atled

  2. dalet

  3. dealt

  4. taled

  5. lated

  6. adlet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Delta in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Delta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Delta in a Sentence

  1. Mohammed Patel:

    Delta has caused a whole lot of chaos, a whole lot of patients are suffering, their oxygen levels are dropping drastically daily -- there are patients that are suffering and there is no space in hospital, there is no ventilators available. It's complete chaos.

  2. Francois Balloux:

    Early, largely anecdotal evidence suggests Omicron may be less virulent than Delta. This would be good news if confirmed, in principle.

  3. President Tim Clark:

    This is Aeromexico and Delta making life difficult for us, there will be a legal wrangling going on, but as far as I'm concerned, we're going to fly.

  4. James Lawler:

    The descriptions from regions of the world where the delta variant has taken hold and become the predominant virus are pictures of ICUs full of 30-year-olds. That’s what the critical care doctors describe and that’s what’s coming to the U.S..

  5. Richard Besser:

    Even if the Omicron strain doesn't turn out to be any worse, United States are losing close to a thousand people every day from the Delta variant, and that in and of itself is a reason for people to get boosted.

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