Ε

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English name epsilon — Greek name έψιλον
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[edit] Translingual

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Ε (E) (upper case, lower case ε)

  1. έψιλον (épsilon), epsilon)
  2. (statistics, calculus) A small positive quantity.

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

Phoenician letter he, from which Ε (E, “Epsilon”) derived

The Ancient Greek letter Ε (E), epsilon) derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤄 (h), ).

[edit] Letter

Ε (E)

  1. The letter now called epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

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Ε (E) (upper case, lower case ε)

  1. The upper case letter epsilon, the fifth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

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Ε (E)

  1. The number five in Greek numerals.
  2. (usually followed by a keraia) The number 5000 in Greek numerals.
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