ε

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Unicode name

GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON

Codepoint

δ ←

Greek and Coptic

→ ζ

See also Appendix:Variations of "e"

[edit] Translingual

ε

(sciences) emittance, extinction coefficient.
(mathematics) A small number, usually in company of δ.
- For each $\epsilon$ $> 0$ , there exists a $δ > 0$ , ...

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ε, from the Phoenician letter 𐤄, he.

ε (lowercase, uppercase Ε)

Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was εἶ, later ἒ ψιλόν, and it represented a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: IPA: /e/ or /e̞/, SAMPA: /e/. It is preceded by δ and followed by ϝ.
Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is έψιλον and it represents a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: IPA: /e/ or /e̞/, SAMPA: /e/. It is preceded by δ and followed by ζ.

Greek script: Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Εε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π ϖ Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω