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Greek Alphabet

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Table of the Greek alphabet and what the letters are commonly used to designate.
Name
Capital
Small
Commonly Used to Designate
 
Alpha
A
α
Angles, coefficients, attenuation constant, absorption factor, area
 
Beta
B
β
Angles, coefficients, phase constant, luminous intensity
 
Gamma
Γ
γ
Complex propagation constant (cap), specific gravity, angles, electrical conductivity, propagation constant, surface tension (small)
 
Delta
Δ
δ
Increment or decrement (cap or small), determinant (cap), permittivity (cap), density, angles
 
Epsilon
Ε
ε
Dielectric constant, permittivity, base of natural logarithms, electric intensity, emissivity
 
Zeta
Ζ
ζ
Coordinates, coefficients
 
Eta
Η
η
Intrinsic impedance, efficiency, surface charge density, hysteresis, coordinates, luminous efficiency
 
Theta
Θ
θ
Angular phase displacement, time constant, reluctance, angles
 
Iota
Ι
ι
Unit vector
 
Kappa
Κ
κ
Susceptibility, coupling coefficient, thermal conductivity
 
Lambda
Λ
λ
Permeance (cap), wavelength, attenuation constant
 
Mu
Μ
μ
Permeability, amplification factor, prefix micro, refractive index
 
Nu
Ν
ν
Reluctivity, frequency, wavelength
 
Xi
Ξ
ξ
Coordinates
 
Omicron
Ο
ο
 
Pi
Π
π
3.1416
 
Rho
Ρ
ρ
Resistivity, volume charge density, coordinates, reflection factor
 
Sigma
Σ
σ
Summation (cap), surface charge density, complex propagation constant, electrical conductivity, leakage coefficient, wavelength, deviation
 
Tau
Τ
τ
Time constant, volume resistivity, time-phase displacement, transmission factor, density
 
Upsilon
Υ
υ
 
Phi
Φ
φ
Scalar potential (cap), magnetic flux, angles
 
Chi
Χ
χ
Electric susceptibility, angles
 
Psi
Ψ
ψ
Dielectric flux, phase difference, coordinates, angles
 
Omega
Ω
Ω
Resistance in ohms (cap), solid angle (cap), angular velocity
 

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