zeta

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English [edit]

Ancient Greek Alphabet

epsilon
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eta
Ζ ζ
Ancient Greek: ζῆτα
Wikipedia article on zeta


Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

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Noun [edit]

zeta (plural zetas)

  1. The name of the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζζ) preceded by epsilon (Εε) and followed by eta, (Ηη); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝϝ)
  2. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
    Zeta of 3 is irrational

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Basque [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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Noun [edit]

zeta

  1. stain

Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

Noun [edit]

zeta f (plural zetes)

  1. The Latin letter Z (lowercase z).
  2. The Greek letter Ζ (lowercase ζ).

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

Noun [edit]

zeta

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

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Hawaiian [edit]

Noun [edit]

zeta

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

Icelandic [edit]

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Noun [edit]

zeta f (genitive singular zetu, plural zetur)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

Noun [edit]

zeta m and f (invariable)

  1. zeta; The letter Z/z in the Italian and Greek alphabets

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

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Noun [edit]

zēta n (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the Greek letter zeta (Ζ, ζ).
  2. The name of the letter Z.

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Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

Noun [edit]

zȇta n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑та)

  1. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ

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Spanish [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From the Latin zēta or its etymon, the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zēta).

Noun [edit]

zeta f (plural zetas)

  1. the letter Z.
  2. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thēta).

Noun [edit]

zeta f (plural zetas)

  1. theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ
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