Difference between revisions of "Greek alphabet"

Latest revision as of 10:58, 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

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-(Can someone turn this into a nice table please?)
+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
+== Greek Letters ==
-A  <math>\alpha</math>  alpha
-B <math>\beta</math>  beta
+{| class="wikitable"
-<math>\Gamma</math> <math>\gamma</math>  gamma
+|-
-<math>\Delta</math>  <math>\delta</math>  delta
+! Upper Case
-E  <math>\varepsilon</math>  epsilon
+! Lower Case
-Z  <math>\zeta</math>  zeta
+! Name
-H  <math>\eta</math>  eta
+|-
-<math>\Theta</math>  <math>\theta</math>  theta
+| A
-I  <math>\iota</math>  iota
+| <math>\alpha</math>
-K  <math>\kappa</math>  kappa
+| Alpha
-<math>\Lambda</math>  <math>\lambda</math>  lambda
+|-
-M  <math>\mu</math>  mu
+| B
-N  <math>\nu</math>  nu
+| <math>\beta</math>
-<math>\Xi</math>  <math>\xi</math>  xi
+| Beta
-O  o  omicron
+|-
-<math>\Pi</math>  <math>\pi</math>  pi
+| <math>\Gamma</math>
-P  <math>\rho</math>  rho
+| <math>\gamma</math>
-<math>\Sigma</math>  <math>\sigma</math>  sigma
+| Gamma
-T  <math>\tau</math>  tau
+|-
-Y  <math>\upsilon</math>  upsilon
+| <math>\Delta</math>
-<math>\Phi</math>  <math>\phi</math>  phi
+| <math>\delta</math>
-X  <math>\chi</math>  chi
+| Delta
-<math>\Psi</math>  <math>\psi</math>  psi
+|-
-<math>\Omega</math>  <math>\omega</math>  omega
+| E
+| <math>\varepsilon</math>
+| Epsilon
+|-
+| Z
+| <math>\zeta</math>
+| Zeta
+|-
+| H
+| <math>\eta</math>
+| Eta
+|-
+| <math>\Theta</math>
+| <math>\theta</math>
+| Theta
+|-
+| I
+| <math>\iota</math>
+| Iota
+|-
+| K
+| <math>\kappa</math>
+| Kappa
+|-
+| <math>\Lambda</math>
+| <math>\lambda</math>
+| Lambda
+|-
+| M
+| <math>\mu</math>
+| Mu
+|-
+| N
+| <math>\nu</math>
+| Nu
+|-
+| <math>\Xi</math>
+| <math>\xi</math>
+| Xi
+|-
+| O
+| o
+| Omicron
+|-
+| <math>\Pi</math>
+| <math>\pi</math>
+| Pi
+|-
+| P
+| <math>\rho</math>
+| Rho
+|-
+| <math>\Sigma</math>
+| <math>\sigma</math>
+| Sigma
+|-
+| T
+| <math>\tau</math>
+| Tau
+|-
+| Y
+| <math>\upsilon</math>
+| Upsilon
+|-
+| <math>\Phi</math>
+| <math>\phi</math>
+| Phi
+|-
+| X
+| <math>\chi</math>
+| Chi
+|-
+| <math>\Psi</math>
+| <math>\psi</math>
+| Psi
+|-
+| <math>\Omega</math>
+| <math>\omega</math>
+| Omega
+|}

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Difference between revisions of "Greek alphabet"

Latest revision as of 10:58, 12 July 2006

Greek Letters