Kappa - Definition and Overview

Kappa can stand for:

• Κ or κ, the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet: see Kappa (letter).
• A type of mischievous water imp in Japanese mythology, also referred to in the Harry Potter novels: see kappa (mythical creature).
• The adiabatic index of a gas in physics.
• A work of literature by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (March 1,1892 - July 24,1927): see Kappa (Japanese literature).
• A trickster in Hawaiian mythology: see Kappa (Hawaiian mythology).
• In traditional Finnish measures, a volume measure at market squares. Physically it is a wooden box open at one side, and is most frequently used to measure potatoes for customers.
• An Italian fashion company: see Kappa (company).
• Kappa Publishing Group, a US company which publishes adult puzzle books and magazines as well as children's magazines
• A Japanese sounding rocket, Kappa (rocket)
• Cohen's kappa coefficient, a measure of inter-observer agreeement in statistical classification data.