Σ
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Translingual
Symbol
Σ
- (mathematics) Σ. Sum over a set of like terms:
- (topology) suspension or reduced suspension
- (mathematics) A class (in the arithmetical hierarchy) of formulae whose outermost unbounded quantifiers are existential quantifiers
Usage notes
(mathematics): Though there exists a distinct symbol (∑) for the purpose of the mathematical summation, the upper case sigma here is often used for convenience.
Coordinate terms
See also
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ϲ (S)
Etymology
From Phoenician 𐤔 (š, “šīn”).
Letter
Σ • (S) (uppercase, nonfinal lowercase σ, final lowercase ς)
- The letter sigma (σίγμα), the 18th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (S) ϻ (s), Ϟ ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Symbol
Σ • (S)
- A counter for staters. An abbreviation of στατήρ (statḗr). Used as a tally mark, as in ΣΣΣΣ (4 staters) and Τ𐅐𐅏ΣΣΣ (1 talent 18 staters).
Derived terms
- 𐅏 (5 staters)
- 𐅐 (10 staters)
- 𐅑 (50 staters)
- 𐅒 (100 staters)
- 𐅓 (500 staters)
- 𐅔 (1,000 staters)
- 𐅕 (10,000 staters)
- 𐅖 (50,000 staters)
Greek
Letter
Σ • (S) (uppercase, lowercase σ)
- The upper case letter sigma (σίγμα), the 18th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Numeral
Σ • (S)
- The number 200 in Greek numerals.
,Σ
- The number 200,000 in Greek numerals.
See also
- see: Appendix:Greek alphabet