Definition of gamma Gamma

/gæˈmʌ/ - [gatmu] - Gam•ma

We found 12 definitions of gamma from 7 different sources.

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What does gamma mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gammas

gamma - the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
gamma - a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
  oersted Danish physicist (1777-1851)
gamma - Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
  da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gamma
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • gamma (Noun)
    The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet Γ, γ, preceded by beta Β, β and followed by delta, Δ, δ.
  • gamma (Noun)
    A constant approximately equal to 0. 55721566, symbolized by γ.
  • gamma (Noun)
    A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gamma (n.)
    The third letter (/, / = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gamma
    The third letter of the Greek alphabet.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gamma
    gam′a, n. the third letter of the Greek alphabet.—ns. Gammād′ion, Gammā′tion (see Fylfot)

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Gamma (uppercase/lowercase Γ γ), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "g" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 3. Letters that came from it include the Roman G and Cyrillic Г.
  • disambiguation
    Science and Mathematics.

    The Greek letter gamma is used in both science and mathematics very often.

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gamma in sign language
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