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Σ (シグマ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

sigma

The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet; used in mathematics, science, and engineering.

数すう学がくでΣは総そう和わを表あらわす記き号ごうだ。
In mathematics, Σ is the symbol for summation.
この式しきのσは標ひょう準じゅん偏へん差さを意い味みしている。
The σ in this formula stands for standard deviation.

Written forms

Σ
Uppercase sigma; standard mathematical and scientific notation.
σ
Lowercase sigma; used in statistics and physics.
ς
Final sigma; only used at the end of Greek words, rarely seen in Japanese contexts.

Etymology

From Greek σῖγμα (sigma), via English or other European languages.