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Sigma (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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Sigma (upper case Σ, lower case σ, alternative ς) is the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 200. When used at the end of a word, and the word is not upper case, the final form (ς) is used.
In the Middle Ages, the "lunate sigma" that looks like the letter C was often used. It can still sometimes be seen in inscriptions in Greek Orthodox churches, for example, where, for example, the whole of God's creation may be denoted by the word KOCMOC (cosmos), which in now-and-classically-more-standard Greek would by ΚΟΣΜΟΣ.
See also
- Sigma – for other meanings.
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