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Because European mathematics is very heavily rooted in the mathematics of ancient Greece, and due to the need for many symbols to represent [[constant]]s, [[variable]]s, [[function]]s and other mathematical objects, mathematicians frequently use letters from the Greek alphabet in their work.
  
Upper case      Lower case      Name
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== Greek Letters ==
  
A <math>\alpha</math> alpha
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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B <math>\beta</math> beta
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! Upper Case
 
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! Lower Case
<math>\Gamma</math> <math>\gamma</math> gamma
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! Name
 
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<math>\Delta</math> <math>\delta</math> delta
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| A
 
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| <math>\alpha</math>
E <math>\varepsilon</math> epsilon
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| Alpha
 
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Z <math>\zeta</math> zeta
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| B
 
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| <math>\beta</math>
H <math>\eta</math> eta
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| Beta
 
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|-
<math>\Theta</math> <math>\theta</math> theta
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| <math>\Gamma</math>
 
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| <math>\gamma</math>
I <math>\iota</math> iota
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| Gamma
 
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|-
K <math>\kappa</math> kappa
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| <math>\Delta</math>
 
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| <math>\delta</math>  
<math>\Lambda</math> <math>\lambda</math> lambda
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| Delta
 
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|-
M <math>\mu</math> mu
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| E
 
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| <math>\varepsilon</math>
N <math>\nu</math> nu
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| Epsilon
 
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|-
<math>\Xi</math> <math>\xi</math> xi
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| Z
 
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| <math>\zeta</math>
O o omicron
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| Zeta
 
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|-
<math>\Pi</math> <math>\pi</math> pi
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| H
 
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| <math>\eta</math>
P <math>\rho</math> rho
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| Eta
 
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|-
<math>\Sigma</math> <math>\sigma</math> sigma
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| <math>\Theta</math>
 
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| <math>\theta</math>
T <math>\tau</math> tau
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| Theta
 
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|-
Y <math>\upsilon</math> upsilon
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| I
 
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| <math>\iota</math>  
<math>\Phi</math> <math>\phi</math> phi
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| Iota
 
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|-
X <math>\chi</math> chi
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| K
 
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| <math>\kappa</math>
<math>\Psi</math> <math>\psi</math> psi
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| Kappa
 
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|-
<math>\Omega</math> <math>\omega</math> omega
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| <math>\Lambda</math>
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| <math>\lambda</math>
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| Lambda
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|-
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| M
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| <math>\mu</math>
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| Mu
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|-
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| N
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| <math>\nu</math>
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| Nu
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|-
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| <math>\Xi</math>
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| <math>\xi</math>
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| Xi
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|-
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| O
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| o
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| Omicron
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|-
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| <math>\Pi</math>  
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| <math>\pi</math>
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| Pi
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|-
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| P
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| <math>\rho</math>
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| Rho
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|-
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| <math>\Sigma</math>
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| <math>\sigma</math>
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| Sigma
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|-
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| T
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| <math>\tau</math>
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| Tau
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|-
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| Y
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| <math>\upsilon</math>
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| Upsilon
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|-
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| <math>\Phi</math>  
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| <math>\phi</math>
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| Phi
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|-
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| X
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| <math>\chi</math>
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| Chi
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|-
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| <math>\Psi</math>
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| <math>\psi</math>
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| Psi
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|-
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| <math>\Omega</math>  
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| <math>\omega</math>  
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| Omega
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|}

Latest revision as of 09:58, 12 July 2006

Because European mathematics is very heavily rooted in the mathematics of ancient Greece, and due to the need for many symbols to represent constants, variables, functions and other mathematical objects, mathematicians frequently use letters from the Greek alphabet in their work.

Greek Letters

Upper Case Lower Case Name
A $\alpha$ Alpha
B $\beta$ Beta
$\Gamma$ $\gamma$ Gamma
$\Delta$ $\delta$ Delta
E $\varepsilon$ Epsilon
Z $\zeta$ Zeta
H $\eta$ Eta
$\Theta$ $\theta$ Theta
I $\iota$ Iota
K $\kappa$ Kappa
$\Lambda$ $\lambda$ Lambda
M $\mu$ Mu
N $\nu$ Nu
$\Xi$ $\xi$ Xi
O o Omicron
$\Pi$ $\pi$ Pi
P $\rho$ Rho
$\Sigma$ $\sigma$ Sigma
T $\tau$ Tau
Y $\upsilon$ Upsilon
$\Phi$ $\phi$ Phi
X $\chi$ Chi
$\Psi$ $\psi$ Psi
$\Omega$ $\omega$ Omega