lambda

See also: Lambda, Λ, and λ

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← kappa		→ mu
Λ λ Ancient Greek: λάμβδα
Wikipedia article on lambda

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.də/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. Unit representation of wavelength.
3. (physics) The cosmological constant.
4. (computing, programming) A lambda expression.
5. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium
6. (physics) A lambda baryon
7. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega

Hypernyms

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

Derived terms

• kilolambda
• lambda calculus
• lambdacism
• lambda expression
• lambda moth
• lambdoid
• lamda

 

Translations

name of the Greek letter

• Arabic: لَامْدَا f (lāmdā)
• Catalan: lambda (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘭布達／兰布达, 兰布达 (lánbùdá), 蘭姆打／兰姆打 (zh), 兰姆打 (zh) (lánmǔdǎ)

• Czech: lambda
• Dutch: lambda (nl) m or f, labda m or f
• Esperanto: lambdo (eo)
• Finnish: lambda (fi)
• French: lambda (fr) m
• German: Lambda (de) n
• Greek: λάμδα (el) n (lámda), λάμβδα n (lámvda)

  Ancient: λάμβδα n (lámbda), λάβδα n (lábda)

• Hebrew: לַמְדָּא f (lámda)
• Hungarian: lambda (hu)
• Interlingua: lambda
• Italian: lambda (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ラムダ (ramuda)
• Korean: 람다 (ko) (ramda)
• Malay: lambda
• Maori: rāmana
• Marathi: लाम्बडा n (lāmbaḍā)
• Persian: لاندا (landâ)
• Polish: lambda (pl) f
• Portuguese: lambda (pt) m
• Russian: ля́мбда (ru) f (ljámbda), ла́мбда f (lámbda)
• Spanish: lambda (es) f
• Swedish: lambda (sv) n
• Tagalog: lamda
• Telugu: లామ్డా (lāmḍā)
• Thai: แลมบ์ดา (lɛɛm-dâa)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈlam.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈlam.da]

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdes)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ).

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Czech

Noun

lambda n

1. lambda (Greek letter)

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Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)

Greek letter

Λλ	Previous:	kappa
	Next:	myy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mdɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da

Noun

lambda

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection of lambda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lambda	lambdat
genitive		lambdan	lambdojen
partitive		lambdaa	lambdoja
illative		lambdaan	lambdoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lambda	lambdat
accusative	nom.	lambda	lambdat
	gen.	lambdan
genitive		lambdan	lambdojen lambdain rare
partitive		lambdaa	lambdoja
inessive		lambdassa	lambdoissa
elative		lambdasta	lambdoista
illative		lambdaan	lambdoihin
adessive		lambdalla	lambdoilla
ablative		lambdalta	lambdoilta
allative		lambdalle	lambdoille
essive		lambdana	lambdoina
translative		lambdaksi	lambdoiksi
abessive		lambdatta	lambdoitta
instructive		—	lambdoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambdani lambdani accusative nom. lambdani lambdani gen. lambdani genitive lambdani lambdojeni lambdaini rare partitive lambdaani lambdojani inessive lambdassani lambdoissani elative lambdastani lambdoistani illative lambdaani lambdoihini adessive lambdallani lambdoillani ablative lambdaltani lambdoiltani allative lambdalleni lambdoilleni essive lambdanani lambdoinani translative lambdakseni lambdoikseni abessive lambdattani lambdoittani instructive — — comitative — lambdoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambdasi lambdasi accusative nom. lambdasi lambdasi gen. lambdasi genitive lambdasi lambdojesi lambdaisi rare partitive lambdaasi lambdojasi inessive lambdassasi lambdoissasi elative lambdastasi lambdoistasi illative lambdaasi lambdoihisi adessive lambdallasi lambdoillasi ablative lambdaltasi lambdoiltasi allative lambdallesi lambdoillesi essive lambdanasi lambdoinasi translative lambdaksesi lambdoiksesi abessive lambdattasi lambdoittasi instructive — — comitative — lambdoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambdamme lambdamme accusative nom. lambdamme lambdamme gen. lambdamme genitive lambdamme lambdojemme lambdaimme rare partitive lambdaamme lambdojamme inessive lambdassamme lambdoissamme elative lambdastamme lambdoistamme illative lambdaamme lambdoihimme adessive lambdallamme lambdoillamme ablative lambdaltamme lambdoiltamme allative lambdallemme lambdoillemme essive lambdanamme lambdoinamme translative lambdaksemme lambdoiksemme abessive lambdattamme lambdoittamme instructive — — comitative — lambdoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambdanne lambdanne accusative nom. lambdanne lambdanne gen. lambdanne genitive lambdanne lambdojenne lambdainne rare partitive lambdaanne lambdojanne inessive lambdassanne lambdoissanne elative lambdastanne lambdoistanne illative lambdaanne lambdoihinne adessive lambdallanne lambdoillanne ablative lambdaltanne lambdoiltanne allative lambdallenne lambdoillenne essive lambdananne lambdoinanne translative lambdaksenne lambdoiksenne abessive lambdattanne lambdoittanne instructive — — comitative — lambdoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lambdansa lambdansa accusative nom. lambdansa lambdansa gen. lambdansa genitive lambdansa lambdojensa lambdainsa rare partitive lambdaansa lambdojaan lambdojansa inessive lambdassaan lambdassansa lambdoissaan lambdoissansa elative lambdastaan lambdastansa lambdoistaan lambdoistansa illative lambdaansa lambdoihinsa adessive lambdallaan lambdallansa lambdoillaan lambdoillansa ablative lambdaltaan lambdaltansa lambdoiltaan lambdoiltansa allative lambdalleen lambdallensa lambdoilleen lambdoillensa essive lambdanaan lambdanansa lambdoinaan lambdoinansa translative lambdakseen lambdaksensa lambdoikseen lambdoiksensa abessive lambdattaan lambdattansa lambdoittaan lambdoittansa instructive — — comitative — lambdoineen lambdoinensa

Derived terms

• lambda-anturi

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃b.da/

• Audio:

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Noun

lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)

1. lambda (Greek letter)
2. (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
3. (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
4. a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
5. (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
6. Silver Y (moth)

Usage notes

• Traditionally and most commonly, the plural is spelled without an s. However, according to the 1990 spelling reform, the plural should be spelled with an s.

Synonyms

• (moth): noctuelle gamma

Adjective

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. common, usual

Further reading

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

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Hungarian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da

Noun

lambda (plural lambdák)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	lambda	lambdák
accusative	lambdát	lambdákat
dative	lambdának	lambdáknak
instrumental	lambdával	lambdákkal
causal-final	lambdáért	lambdákért
translative	lambdává	lambdákká
terminative	lambdáig	lambdákig
essive-formal	lambdaként	lambdákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lambdában	lambdákban
superessive	lambdán	lambdákon
adessive	lambdánál	lambdáknál
illative	lambdába	lambdákba
sublative	lambdára	lambdákra
allative	lambdához	lambdákhoz
elative	lambdából	lambdákból
delative	lambdáról	lambdákról
ablative	lambdától	lambdáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	lambdáé	lambdáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	lambdáéi	lambdákéi

Possessive forms of lambda
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lambdám	lambdáim
2nd person sing.	lambdád	lambdáid
3rd person sing.	lambdája	lambdái
1st person plural	lambdánk	lambdáink
2nd person plural	lambdátok	lambdáitok
3rd person plural	lambdájuk	lambdáik

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Italian

Noun

lambda m or f (uncountable)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda m (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) lambda

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bda/

• audio:

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Noun

lambda f

1. lambda (letter)
2. (physics) lambda baryon

Declension

Declension of lambda

	singular	plural
nominative	lambda	lambdy
genitive	lambdy	lambd
dative	lambdzie	lambdom
accusative	lambdę	lambdy
instrumental	lambdą	lambdami
locative	lambdzie	lambdach
vocative	lambdo	lambdy

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Portuguese

Noun

lambda m (plural lambdas)

1. lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamda/ [ˈlãm.d̪a]

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdas)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ