gamma

See also: Gamma

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← beta		→ delta
Γ γ Ancient Greek: γάμμα
Wikipedia article on gamma

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæmə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æmə

Noun

gamma (plural gammas)

1. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
2. (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
3. (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
4. (physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.
5. (industries) slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
6. (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Derived terms

• digamma
• gamma-aminobutyric acid
• gamma correction
• gamma globulin
• gamma ray
• nongamma

 

Translations

the name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet

• Arabic: غَامَا f (ḡāmā)

  Egyptian Arabic: جاما f (gaamaa)

• Asturian: gama (ast) f
• Catalan: gamma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伽瑪／伽玛, 伽玛 (gāmǎ), 伽馬／伽马 (zh) (gāmǎ), 伽马 (zh) (gāmǎ)

• Czech: gama (cs) f
• Dutch: gamma (nl) m or f
• Esperanto: gamo (eo)
• Finnish: gamma (fi)
• French: gamma (fr) f
• Galician: gamma (gl) m
• German: Gamma (de) n
• Greek: γάμμα (el) f (gámma), γάμα (el) f (gáma)

  Ancient: γάμμα n (gámma)

• Hebrew: גָּמָא (he) f (gáma)
• Hungarian: gamma (hu)
• Interlingua: gamma
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: gamma (it)
• Japanese: ガンマ (gamma)
• Korean: 감마 (ko) (gamma)
• Malay: gama
• Maori: kama
• Persian: گاما (fa) (gâmâ)
• Portuguese: gama (pt) m
• Russian: га́мма (ru) f (gámma)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: гама f

  Roman: gama (sh) f

• Spanish: gamma (es) f
• Swedish: gamma (sv)
• Tagalog: gama
• Thai: แกมมา (th) (gɛɛm-mâa)
• Turkish: gama (tr)

the Gamma function

• Finnish: gammafunktio
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: га́мма-фу́нкция (ru) f (gámma-fúnkcija)

the Euler–Mascheroni constant

• Finnish: gamma (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: gama (pt) m

a unit of magnetic field

• Finnish: gamma (fi)
• Greek: γάμμα (el) n (gámma)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Persian: گاما (fa) (gâmâ)
• Portuguese: gama (pt) m

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} gamme (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) Interlingua: gamma
• (deprecated template usage) Italian: gamma
• (deprecated template usage) Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: гама

  Roman: gama

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} gama (es) f
• (deprecated template usage) Swedish: gamma

Anagrams

• magma

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡam.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡam.ma]

Noun

gamma f (plural gammes)

1. Gamma; the Greek letter Γ (lowercase γ).
2. Gammut; the range of possible values, especially:
   1. (music) the set of tones available from a musical instrument, or
   2. the set of possible color values available from a photographic or electronic device.

Further reading

• “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

gamma

1. gamut

Declension

Declension of gamma

nominative	gamma
genitive	gammanıñ
dative	gammağa
accusative	gammanı
locative	gammada
ablative	gammadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Finnish

Greek letter

Γγ	Previous:	beeta
	Next:	delta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑmːɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mːɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: gam‧ma

Noun

gamma

1. gamma

Declension

Inflection of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		gamma	gammat
genitive		gamman	gammojen
partitive		gammaa	gammoja
illative		gammaan	gammoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gamma	gammat
accusative	nom.	gamma	gammat
	gen.	gamman
genitive		gamman	gammojen gammain rare
partitive		gammaa	gammoja
inessive		gammassa	gammoissa
elative		gammasta	gammoista
illative		gammaan	gammoihin
adessive		gammalla	gammoilla
ablative		gammalta	gammoilta
allative		gammalle	gammoille
essive		gammana	gammoina
translative		gammaksi	gammoiksi
abessive		gammatta	gammoitta
instructive		—	gammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gammani gammani accusative nom. gammani gammani gen. gammani genitive gammani gammojeni gammaini rare partitive gammaani gammojani inessive gammassani gammoissani elative gammastani gammoistani illative gammaani gammoihini adessive gammallani gammoillani ablative gammaltani gammoiltani allative gammalleni gammoilleni essive gammanani gammoinani translative gammakseni gammoikseni abessive gammattani gammoittani instructive — — comitative — gammoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gammasi gammasi accusative nom. gammasi gammasi gen. gammasi genitive gammasi gammojesi gammaisi rare partitive gammaasi gammojasi inessive gammassasi gammoissasi elative gammastasi gammoistasi illative gammaasi gammoihisi adessive gammallasi gammoillasi ablative gammaltasi gammoiltasi allative gammallesi gammoillesi essive gammanasi gammoinasi translative gammaksesi gammoiksesi abessive gammattasi gammoittasi instructive — — comitative — gammoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gammamme gammamme accusative nom. gammamme gammamme gen. gammamme genitive gammamme gammojemme gammaimme rare partitive gammaamme gammojamme inessive gammassamme gammoissamme elative gammastamme gammoistamme illative gammaamme gammoihimme adessive gammallamme gammoillamme ablative gammaltamme gammoiltamme allative gammallemme gammoillemme essive gammanamme gammoinamme translative gammaksemme gammoiksemme abessive gammattamme gammoittamme instructive — — comitative — gammoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gammanne gammanne accusative nom. gammanne gammanne gen. gammanne genitive gammanne gammojenne gammainne rare partitive gammaanne gammojanne inessive gammassanne gammoissanne elative gammastanne gammoistanne illative gammaanne gammoihinne adessive gammallanne gammoillanne ablative gammaltanne gammoiltanne allative gammallenne gammoillenne essive gammananne gammoinanne translative gammaksenne gammoiksenne abessive gammattanne gammoittanne instructive — — comitative — gammoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gammansa gammansa accusative nom. gammansa gammansa gen. gammansa genitive gammansa gammojensa gammainsa rare partitive gammaansa gammojaan gammojansa inessive gammassaan gammassansa gammoissaan gammoissansa elative gammastaan gammastansa gammoistaan gammoistansa illative gammaansa gammoihinsa adessive gammallaan gammallansa gammoillaan gammoillansa ablative gammaltaan gammaltansa gammoiltaan gammoiltansa allative gammalleen gammallensa gammoilleen gammoillensa essive gammanaan gammanansa gammoinaan gammoinansa translative gammakseen gammaksensa gammoikseen gammoiksensa abessive gammattaan gammattansa gammoittaan gammoittansa instructive — — comitative — gammoineen gammoinensa

Compounds

• gammaglobuliini
• gammasäde
• gammasäteily
• gammayökkönen

Anagrams

• magma

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ma/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

gamma m (plural gamma)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Further reading

• “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gamma m (plural gammas)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɒmːɒ]
• Hyphenation: gam‧ma

Noun

gamma (plural gammák)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	gamma	gammák
accusative	gammát	gammákat
dative	gammának	gammáknak
instrumental	gammával	gammákkal
causal-final	gammáért	gammákért
translative	gammává	gammákká
terminative	gammáig	gammákig
essive-formal	gammaként	gammákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gammában	gammákban
superessive	gammán	gammákon
adessive	gammánál	gammáknál
illative	gammába	gammákba
sublative	gammára	gammákra
allative	gammához	gammákhoz
elative	gammából	gammákból
delative	gammáról	gammákról
ablative	gammától	gammáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	gammáé	gammáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	gammáéi	gammákéi

Possessive forms of gamma
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gammám	gammáim
2nd person sing.	gammád	gammáid
3rd person sing.	gammája	gammái
1st person plural	gammánk	gammáink
2nd person plural	gammátok	gammáitok
3rd person plural	gammájuk	gammáik

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡam.ma/, [ˈɡämmä]
• Rhymes: -amma
• Hyphenation: gàm‧ma

Noun

gamma m or f (uncountable)

1. The name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma

gamma f (plural gamme)

1. range, gamut

Synonyms

• varietà
• assortimento
• scala (music)
• tonalità

Derived terms

• raggio gamma

Anagrams

• magma

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]

Noun

gamma f (plural gammas)

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ

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Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

gamma n

1. gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ