theta
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Pronunciation
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Noun
theta (plural thetas)
- The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- (mathematics) The measure of an angle.
- (finance) The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay".
- (biology) Designating a level of brain activity as measured by electroencephalography having a frequency of between four and seven cycles per second (associated with drowsiness in adults).
- 2018, Meghan O'Gieblyn, "The Most Unread Book Ever Acclaimed", The Paris Review, 19 September:
- The reader is less likely to throw the book down in a fit of disgust than she is to be lulled into a theta state, a highway hypnosis induced by page after page of incantatory prose.
- 2018, Meghan O'Gieblyn, "The Most Unread Book Ever Acclaimed", The Paris Review, 19 September:
- (phonology) The voiceless dental fricative represented by θ.
Hypernyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
Translations
Greek letter
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Catalan
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Pronunciation
Noun
theta f (plural thetes)
Further reading
- “theta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “theta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “theta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Noun
theta n
- theta (Greek letter)
Italian
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Noun
theta m or f (uncountable)
- theta (Greek letter)
Pali
Alternative forms
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Adjective
theta
Portuguese
Noun
theta f (plural s)
Spanish
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
Pronunciation
Noun
theta f (plural thetas)
Synonyms
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