Gamma

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  • noun. The third letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • noun. The third item in a series or system of classification.
  • noun. A unit of magnetic intensity equal to one hundred thousandth (10−5) of an oersted.
  • noun. A unit of mass equal to one millionth (10−6) of a gram.
  • adjective. Being in the third position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.
  • adjective. Referring to the third of a group of isomers, or molecules of similar origin or properties, determined arbitrarily by those who discover or classify them. Used in combination.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A proposed unit of magnetic intensity, equal to one hundred thousandth of a gilbert per second.
  • noun. The third letter of the Greek alphabet, Γ, γ, represented historically by c, phonetically by g, in the Roman and English alphabet.
  • noun. In entomology, a common European noctuid moth of the family Plusiidæ, Plusia gamma. Also called silver-Y and gamma-moth, from the shape of a silvery spot on the wing, like that of Greek gamma, γ, or English Y. The larva feeds on various low plants.
  • noun. Same as gamut.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The third letter (Γ, γ = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
  • noun. The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
  • noun. A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ.
  • noun. A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.
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  • noun. Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
  • noun. the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  • noun. a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
  • Word Usage
    "Litt et al and other proponents of neurocomputation should attempt to show how global brain gamma synchrony can be explained by classical (non-quantum) neural mechanisms."
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