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Meaning
Noun
●
In Greek letter names:
The
third
letter
of the Greek
alphabet
(Γ, γ),
preceded
by
beta
(Β, β) and
followed by
delta
, (Δ,
δ
).
●
In Physics:
A
gamma ray
or
gamma-ray
photon.
●
In Mathematics:
The Gamma
function
,
symbolized
by Γ.
●
In Mathematics:
A
constant
approximately
equal
to 0.57721566,
symbolized
by γ (
also known as
the Euler–Mascheroni
constant
).
●
In Physics:
A non-SI
unit of measure
of
magnetic flux density
,
equal
to 1 nT.
●
In Physics:
A non-SI
unit of measure
of
mass
,
equal
to 1 microgramme.
●
Slope of
log-log
plot
of
video
input
and
luminance
output.
●
In Aviation:
Flight
path
angle
; the
angle
by which an aircraft's
flight path
deviates
from the
horizontal
plane.
●
In Finance:
A
second-order
measure
of
derivative
price
sensitivity
,
expressed
as the rate of change in
delta
with respect to
changes in the
underlying
asset
price.
●
In Computer graphics:
Synonym of
gamma
correction.
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Fluorescence
Theta
Amplitude
Radiation
Luminosity
Ultraviolet
Plasma
Proton
δ
Photon
Spectroscopy
Diffraction
Reflectivity
Xenon
Sigma
Luminance
Epsilon
Delta
Neutron
Chromaticity
Irradiation
Pulsewidth
Antialiasing
Colorspace
Reflectance
Kappa
Omega
B
Ionization
Wavelength
Emission
Aperture
Methyl
Lambda
Rays
Tritium
Radiations
Ghb
Chromatic Aberration
Visible Light
Light Intensity
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Rhymes
Amma
Gamma
Mamma
Tsamma
Alabama
Digamma
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