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Theta
The′ta
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
θῆτα
, the Greek letter θ, Θ.] A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; – sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek
θάνατος
, death. Theta function
(Math.)
, one of a group of functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.
Definition 2024
Theta
Theta
theta
theta
English
| ← eta |
 
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→ iota |
Ancient Greek: θῆτα | ||
| Wikipedia article on theta | ||
Noun
theta (plural thetas)
- the name for the eighth letter οf the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek.
- (mathematics) The measure of an angle.
Translations
Greek letter
Derived terms
Czech
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Alternative forms
Noun
theta n
- theta (Greek letter)
Italian
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Noun
theta m, f (invariable)
- theta (Greek letter)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- थेत (Devanagari script)
- ථෙත (Sinhalese script)
- ထေတ (Burmese script)
- ថេត (Khmer script)
- เถต (Thai script)
Adjective
theta
Portuguese
Noun
theta f (plural thetas)
- Obsolete spelling of teta (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).