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μ

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μ U+03BC, μ
GREEK SMALL LETTER MU
λ
[U+03BB]
Greek and Coptic ν
[U+03BD]

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μ (English symbol name mu)

  1. (statistics) population mean
  2. (physics) coefficient of friction
  3. (physics) magnetic permeability
  4. (physics) muon
  5. (physics) standard gravitational parameter
  6. (metrology, physics, biology, dated) micron (micrometre)
    Synonym: μm (micrometre)
    Coordinate term: Å (ångström)

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Derived from its majuscule counterpart Μ.

Letter

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μ (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)

  1. Lower-case mu (μῦ), the 12th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the bilabial nasal /m/. It is preceded by λ and followed by ν.

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See also mu

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Greek

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Letter

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μ (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)

  1. The lower case letter mu (μι), the 12th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Symbol

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μ (m)

  1. meter (metre), the unit of length in the International System of Units

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