χ

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χ U+03C7, χ
GREEK SMALL LETTER CHI
φ
[U+03C6]
Greek and Coptic ψ
[U+03C8]
U+1D61, ᵡ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CHI

[U+1D60]
Phonetic Extensions
[U+1D62]
𝜒 U+1D712, 𝜒
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL CHI
𝜑
[U+1D711]
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝜓
[U+1D713]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Symbol[edit]

χ

  1. (IPA) a voiceless uvular fricative.
  2. (superscript ⟨ᵡ⟩, IPA) [χ]-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. [qᵡ], sometimes implying an affricate [q͡χ]); [χ]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [χ].
  3. (mathematics) characteristic function (any meaning) or characteristic polynomial

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not to be confused with κ (k) (the cursive kappa).

See also[edit]

Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Χ.

Letter[edit]

χ (kh) (lowercase, uppercase Χ)

  1. Lower-case chi (χεῖ), the 22nd letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless aspirated velar plosive /kʰ/ and later the voiceless velar fricative /x/. It is preceded by φ and followed by ψ.

Derived terms[edit]

See also chi

See also[edit]

Greek[edit]

Letter[edit]

χ (ch) (lowercase, uppercase Χ)

  1. The lower case letter chi (χι), the 22nd letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

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