iota
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See also Iota
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[edit] English
| previous letter theta |
following letter kappa |
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[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /aɪˈəʊtə/, SAMPA: /aI"@U.t@/
- (US) IPA: /aɪˈoʊtə/ or IPA: /ajˈowɾə/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -əʊtə
[edit] Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iōta).
[edit] Noun
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iota (countable and uncountable; plural iotas)
- (uncountable) The ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.
- As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
- (countable) A printed or computer-stored instance of that ninth letter.
- There are twelve iotas on that page.
[edit] Translations
Greek letter
[edit] Etymology 2
From the difference between ὁμοούσιος (homoousios), “‘same substance’”) and ὁμοιούσιος (homoiousios), “‘similar substance’”) in Christology, the names of those two competing viewpoints differing only by one ι.
[edit] Noun
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iota (countable and uncountable; plural iotas)
- (countable) A jot; a very small, inconsiderable quantity.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:modicum
[edit] Translations
small amount
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aiot
- Oita
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iōta).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: io‧ta
[edit] Noun
iota f. (plural iotes)
[edit] French
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iota m. inv.
- iota (Greek letter)
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aiot
- ôtai
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
iota f. (plural iotas)
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