z

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The Universal Character Set
Letter z.svg
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
Basic Latin U+007A

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[edit] Translingual

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[edit] Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

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[edit] Symbol

z

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
  2. (astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
  3. (mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
    f \left ( x , y , z \right ) = \sin x + \cos y + \tan z
  4. (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
    x2 + y2 + z2 = 1
  5. (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
    \left \Vert z \right \Vert = z \cdot \bar z
  6. (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
    P[Z > z] = 1 − P[Z < z] = 1 − Φ(z)
  7. (analytic geometry, classical mechanics) Quantity along the third axis in a three-dimensional system, vertical when applicable.
  8. (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.

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Other representations of Z:


[edit] English

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z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, preceded by “y”. Sometimes spelt out as zed (in the UK) or zee (in the US).

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[edit] Czech

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z

  1. from
    Toto víno pochází z Francie. -- This wine comes from France.

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This preposition is followed by the genitive case.

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[edit] Dutch

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  • (letter name): IPA: /zɛt/

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z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Dutch alphabet.

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  • Previous letter: y

[edit] Egyptian

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z
A3
  1. man

[edit] Italian

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z m. and f. inv.

  1. See under Z

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьz < Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /z/, before voiceless consonants: /s/

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z (+ instrumental)

  1. with

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z (+ genitive)

  1. from
    Jestem z Polski. – I'm from Poland.
  2. made of

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ze/, /zet/

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z (lowercase, capital Z)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /z/. Preceded by x.

[edit] Slovak

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z or zo
Followed by the genitive case.
The standard form is z. The zo form is used when the following word starts with the letter z or sg..
  1. from

[edit] Slovene

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z

  1. with (in the company of)


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at with. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see z in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2008


[edit] Spanish

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z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The 29th letter of the Spanish alphabet.