ξ
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Character variations
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Translingual
Etymology
Joined, cursive variant of Ξ; see joined variant of Ξ at right, showing development of ξ.
Symbol
ξ
- (chemical engineering) Extent of reaction
- (mathematics) Gnarl
See also
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Joined up cursive variant of its majuscule counterpart Ξ.
Letter
ξ • (x) (lowercase, uppercase Ξ)
- Lower-case xi (ξεῖ), the 14th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the consonant cluster /ks/. It is preceded by ν and followed by ο.
Derived terms
See also xi
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) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ks/ (sound)
- IPA(key): /ksi/ (letter name)
Letter
ξ • (x) (lowercase, uppercase Ξ)
- The lower case letter ksi/xi (ξι), the 14th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.