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Gamma

/ˈɡæmə/

The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

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noun

1
The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
2
The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
3
A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
4
A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.

noun

1
A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

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zetanoun	The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
epsilonnoun	(mathematics) An arbitrarily small quantity.
upsilonnoun	The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
omicronnoun	(sometimes capitalized) The 15th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (16th in Ancient and Old Greek), used in ordering lists as in naming (astronomy) the 15th star of a constellation or (epidemiology) the 15th discovered major variant of a disease.
etanoun	The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
kappanoun	The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
lambdanoun	(physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.
spectrumnoun	Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc.
seriesnoun	A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
gamutnoun	A (normally) complete range.
varietynoun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
diversitynoun	The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
palettenoun	(painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
scopenoun	The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
jamanoun	A surname.
auxiliarynoun	(nautical) A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
setnoun	A punch for setting nails in wood.
pulsationnoun	The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
pulsenoun	(physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.