sigma
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mə noun
1.
the 18th letter of the greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
2.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin < Greek sígma
1600–10; < Latin < Greek sígma
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| —n | |
| 1. | the 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (Σ, σ, or, when final, ς), a consonant, transliterated as S |
| 2. | maths the symbol Σ, indicating summation of the numbers or quantities indicated |
| [Greek, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew | |
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Sigma
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sigma sig·ma (sĭg'mə)
n.
Symbol ς The 18th letter of the greek alphabet.
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Science Dictionary
| sigma (sĭg'mə) Pronunciation Key
A sigma baryon. |
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Computing Dictionary
SIGMA definition
A scientific visual programming environment from NASA.
(http://fi-www.arc.nasa.gov/fia/projects/sigma/).
Example sentences
By definition, three sigma events are not supposed to come in battalions.
If we're on the topic of alternatives how about some form of six-sigma normalization of the prices of goods and wages.
Sigma receptors are effected by cocaine, as cocaine functions as a sigma ligand agonist.
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