ξ

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ξ U+03BE, ξ
GREEK SMALL LETTER XI
ν
[U+03BD]
Greek and Coptic ο
[U+03BF]

Translingual

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Etymology

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Cursive ⟨Ξ⟩

Joined, cursive variant of Ξ; see joined variant of Ξ at right, showing development of ξ.

Symbol

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ξ

  1. (chemical engineering) Extent of reaction
  2. (mathematics) Gnarl

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Joined up cursive variant of its majuscule counterpart Ξ.

Letter

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ξ (x) (lowercase, uppercase Ξ)

  1. Lower-case xi (ξεῖ), the 14th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the consonant cluster /ks/. It is preceded by ν and followed by ο.

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See also xi

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ξ (x) (lowercase, uppercase Ξ)

  1. The lower case letter ksi/xi (ξι), the 14th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Descendants

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