ϖ

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ϖ U+03D6, ϖ
GREEK PI SYMBOL
ϕ
[U+03D5]
Greek and Coptic ϗ
[U+03D7]

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

ϖ

  1. (mathematics) The lemniscate constant, a transcendental constant representing the ratio of the perimeter of Bernoulli's lemniscate to its diameter; approximately 2.62205755.
  2. (mathematics) diameter of a model κ-plane:
  3. (mathematics) uniformizer of a localisation of a number ring at a regular prime ideal:
    ϖ
  4. (astronomy) perihelion, etc.:
  5. (fluid dynamics) angular frequency of a wave

Usage notes[edit]

  • This is a glyph variant of lower-case pi.

Greek[edit]

Letter[edit]

ϖ (p) (uppercase Π, lowercase π)

  1. Rare variant of the lower case letter pi (πι), the 16th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

See also[edit]