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Delta (letter) - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Rd, Rfd, Acknowledgment, Advice, Airmail, Alphabet, Answer, Art, Article, Autograph, Back, Beard, Belly, Billet, Blueprint, Body, Cap |
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Delta (upper case Δ, lower case δ) is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 4.
A river delta is named after the letter delta because it has roughly the triangular shape of the upper-case delta.
The upper-case letter Δ is used as the symbol for:
Deltas are the second lowest caste in Aldous Huxley's dystopic satire Brave New World.
The lower-case letter δ is used as the symbol for:
- A microscopic change in the value of a variable in mathematics or science.
- The Kronecker delta in mathematics.
- The Dirac delta function in mathematics.
- A mark for deletion in proofreading. The usage is said to date back to classical times.
Letters that arose from Delta include the Roman D and the Cyrillic letter De.
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hazelnut_17: #itsonlyfunnycauseitstrue Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying. |
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Drudge_Siren: UK's Brown apologizes to soldier's mother over letter... http://plu.gd/4dr |
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njrugger45: @JessicaE715 you know what I'm in the mood for? Finishing your letter! I'm already a couple of pages in. :D |
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