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Ζ

Ζ


Ζ U+0396, Ζ
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA
Ε
[U+0395]
Greek and Coptic Η
[U+0397]
See also: ζ, , z, ʒ, , and Z

Greek

Letter

Ζ (Z) (lowercase, uppercase)

  1. The upper case letter zeta (ζήτα), the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

Ζ'

  1. The number seven in Greek numerals.

  1. The number 7000 in Greek numerals.

See also

ζ

ζ


ζ U+03B6, ζ
GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA
ε
[U+03B5]
Greek and Coptic η
[U+03B7]
See also: Ζ, , and Appendix:Variations of "z"

Translingual

Symbol

ζ

  1. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.

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Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ζ, from the Phoenician letter 𐤆, zayin.

Letter

ζ (z) (lowercase, uppercase Ζ)

  1. Lower-case zeta, the seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was ζῆτα. The sound it represented is disputed, some claim it was /zd/, others claim it was /dz/. It is preceded by ϝ and followed by η.
  2. Lower-case zeta, the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is ζήτα and it represents a voiced alveolar fricative: /z/. It is preceded by ε and followed by η.

Derived terms

See also

Appendix:Greek alphabet