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Why the Greek Alphabet?

I like the way the Greek letters are drawn and how they look. They look more like drawings to me than letters. I use them all the time in Mathematics and I am always interested in finding more about their history, from the ancient Greek language to the modern Greek language. The Greek alphabet is used throughout Greece as well as in the Greek part of Cyprus, and has been in continuous use since about 750 BC (that is more than 2760 ago).

@Did you know ...

... that the word alphabet derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta?

There are 24 letters in the Greek Alphabet and they all have a meaning in Mathematics and all the other sciences as a matter of fact.

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The History of the Greek Language

There is much to know and learn about the history of the Greek alphabet. An alphabet that is over 2760 years old has been through different versions throughout the time until it developed into the modern Greek alphabet. I have added few links that I found extremely relevant, interesting, and informative.

Omniglot: Writing systems and languages of the world. It depicts the Ancient Greek alphabet and Modern Greek alphabet, notable features, prounciation and translation.
Greek Language and Linguistics: Greek Language and Linguistics is a site that contains the writing and the pronunciation of the Greek alphabet, manuscripts, history, forums, blogs, and a lot more. Very useful and informative.

Alpha

@The HTML code for the capital Α is ...

&# 913;"

You can choose your own colour and font size, whether you want it bold or italic. Be creative and make your own variations. Note There is no space between &# and 913; however I had to put a space to make to code visible.

@The HTML code for the small α is ...

&# 945;"

Basic significance of a in Mathematics:

- is used to represent the angle of a triangle
- one root of a quadratic equation, while b represents the other root
- the statistical significance of a result

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Beta

@The HTML code for the capital Β is ...

&# 914;"

Basic significance of B in Mathematics:

- represents a Beta function or an Euler Integral

@The HTML code for the small β is ...

&# 946;"

Basic significance of b in Mathematics:

- represents a Beta function or an Euler Integral
- in Geometry, it marks the second angle of a triangle
- in Algebra, it represents the second root of a quadratic equation
- in Statistical hypothesis testing, denotes the probability of type II error
- in Finance, the beta coefficient, represents the non-diversifiable risk of an asset

Gamma

Basic significance of G in Mathematics:

- represents a Gamma function known also as Euler's second integral and is the natural way to generalize the concept of the factorial to non-integer arguments
- in Linear fractional transformations, it represents a modular group
- often used in Statistics, it represents the integral called Upper incomplete Gamma function
- in Probability and Statistics, it represents the the Gamma distribution
- in Finance, represents second-order sensitivity to price

@The HTML code for the capital Γ is ...

&# 915;"

@The HTML code for the small γ is ...

&# 947;"

Basic significance of g in Mathematics:

- in Geometry, it represents the third angle of a triangle
- often used in Statistics, it represents the integral called Lower incomplete Gamma function

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Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta

@The HTML code for the capital and small Δ δ is ...

&# 916; &# 948;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ε ε is ...

&# 917; &# 949;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ζ ζ is ...

&# 918; &# 950;"

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Eta, Theta, Iota and Kappa

@The HTML code for the capital and small Η η is ...

&# 919; &# 951;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Θ θ is ...

&# 920; &# 952;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ι ι is ...

&# 921; &# 953;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Κ κ is ...

&# 922; &# 954;"

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Lambda, Mu, Nu, and Xi

@The HTML code for the capital and small Λ λ is ...

&# 923; &# 955;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Μ μ is ...

&# 924; &# 956;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ν ν is ...

&# 925; &# 957;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ξ ξ is ...

&# 926; &# 958;"

The Greek Alphabet in Photos on Flickr Photos

"The Three Fates - Clotho" by Kenny Nguyen Art

Pi. 3.14, 22/7, or 3.1415926 by karola riegler photography

Hellenic Coffeehouse goes by Newtown grafitti

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Omicron, Pi, and Rho

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ο ο is ...

&# 927; &# 959;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Π π is ...

&# 928; &# 960;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ρ ρ is ...

&# 929; &# 961;"

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Sigma, Tau, and Upsilon

@The HTML code for the capital and small Σ σ is ...

&# 931; &# 963;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Τ τ is ...

&# 932; &# 964;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Υ υ is ...

&# 933; &# 965;"

What is Your Prediction?

sorana predicts:

I predictt that the majority of people know at least three Greek letters.

darciefrench predicts:

I'll be back when I need Html for the greek alphabet -:)

Psycho-Gamer predicts:

the majority of people i believe know more than that.......for example .college fraternities (or something like that)

Phi, Chi, Psi, and Omega

@The HTML code for the capital and small Φ φ is ...

&# 934; &# 966;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Χ χ is ...

&# 935; &# 967;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ψ ψ is ...

&# 936; &# 968;"

@The HTML code for the capital and small Ψ ω is ...

&# 936; &# 969;"

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Ladymermaid Apr 17, 2012 @ 7:33 am | delete

I had visited this very informative lens on converting the greek letters into html before but stopped by once again to refresh my love for this lens. What a great language resource it is.

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PositiveChristian Sep 5, 2011 @ 12:36 pm | delete

I'm just starting to study New Testament Greek. The alphabet is very difficult for me. The words just don't look anything like English words (I guess that's because they aren't English words :-) )

This lens is very helpful. Thank you.

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useful info. book marked this page for my future use. thanks

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