Alpha
Alpha (uppercase/lowercase Α α), is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, used to stand for the "a" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 1. Letters that came from it are the Roman A and Cyrillic А.
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| Greek alphabet | |||
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| 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 |
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| Ϝϝ | Digamma | Ⱶⱶ | Heta |
| Ϻϻ | San | Ϙϙ | Koppa |
| Ϡϡ | Sampi | Ϛϛ | Stigma |
| Ϸϸ | Sho | ||
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Alpha is often used in physics and chemistry as a symbol or in the names of things, for example alpha particles (which are two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle the same as a helium nucleus). The symbol is also used a lot in mathematics in algebra, for example in naming angles, and in statistics, to represent statistical significance level.[1][2]
Alpha is also used in the modern day as a slang term to describe someone who is superior to another. It gets it roots from an Alpha Male, or a wolf that is the head of the pack. Additionally, alpha can refer to Generation Alpha.
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Stained glass featuring Alpha and Omega in the Königsberg in Bayern Marienkirche
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References
- ↑ Greek/Hebrew/Latin-based Symbols in Mathematics (in en-US). Math Vault (2020-03-20). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ↑ Greek alphabet letters & symbols (α,β,γ,δ,ε,...). www.rapidtables.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
