Upsilon

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Upsilon (uppercase/lowercase Υ υ) is the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "u" sound in Ancient Greek and "i" in Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 400. Letters that came from it include the Roman U, V and Y, and the Cyrillic У.

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Greek alphabet
Αα Alpha Νν Nu
Ββ Beta Ξξ Xi
Γγ Gamma Οο Omicron
Δδ Delta Ππ Pi
Εε Epsilon Ρρ Rho
Ζζ Zeta Σσς Sigma
Ηη Eta Ττ Tau
Θθ Theta Υυ Upsilon
Ιι Iota Φφ Phi
Κκ Kappa Χχ Chi
Λλ Lambda Ψψ Psi
Μμ Mu Ωω Omega
Other letters
Ϝϝ Digamma Ⱶⱶ Heta
Ϻϻ San Ϙϙ Koppa
Ϡϡ Sampi Ϛϛ Stigma
Ϸϸ Sho

In mathematics, the uppercase [math]\displaystyle{ \Upsilon }[/math] is used to represent the upsilon function (a variant of Riemann zeta function), while the lowercase [math]\displaystyle{ \upsilon }[/math] is used as a general variable.[1] In physics, the uppercase [math]\displaystyle{ \Upsilon }[/math] is used to represent an upsilon meson. In astrology, the same letter is used for the sign of Aries.[2]

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References

  1. "Greek/Hebrew/Latin-based Symbols in Mathematics". Math Vault. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. "Upsilon Symbol in Greek Alphabet". www.greeksymbols.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.