[myoo, moo] 
| 1. | the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ). |
| 2. | the consonant sound represented by this letter. |
| 3. | micron (def. 1). |
[myoo, moo] | a legendary lost continent supposed to have sunk into the SW Pacific Ocean at about the same time that Atlantis disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| mu (myōō, mōō) n. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Greek, of Phoenician origin; see my2 in Semitic roots.] |
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mu (my&oomacr;, m&oomacr;)
n.
Symbol μ The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. adj.
Of, relating to, or being a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.
Mu abbr.
Mache unit
Mu character
(Greek letter).
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2.
mu f . H f = H (mu f . H f)
An alternative notation for the same function is
fix H = H (fix H)
See fixed point combinator.
3.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-10-30)
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Hackers tend to be sensitive to logical inadequacies in language, and many have adopted this suggestion with enthusiasm. The word "mu" is actually from Chinese, meaning "nothing"; it is used in mainstream Japanese in that sense, but native speakers do not recognise the Discordian question-denying use. It almost certainly derives from overgeneralisation of the answer in the following well-known Rinzei Zen teaching riddle:
A monk asked Joshu, "Does a dog have the Buddha nature?" Joshu retorted, "Mu!"
See also has the X nature, AI Koan.
[Douglas Hofstadter, "Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid"].
[The Jargon File]
(2000-11-22)
| MU multiple unit |
