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Greek letters used in mathematics

 
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Aug2-12, 08:19 PM   #1
 

Greek letters used in mathematics


I know jack about math, and I struggled to get a passing grade in high school.

But what are the greek letters used to represent in advanced physics and mathematics?
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Aug2-12, 08:30 PM   #2
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...atical_symbols

There are a lot of them, and they change depending on the context.
Aug3-12, 01:28 AM   #3
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_l...nd_engineering

I suppose that might help too.
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Nice find :)
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