gamma — English Dictionary

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1. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

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2. The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative.

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3. A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.

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4. The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.

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5. A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).

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6. A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.

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7. A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.

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8. Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.

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9. Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane.

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10. 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.

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11. Synonym of gamma correction.

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Noun

1. the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet

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   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character

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

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   field strength unit