sigma
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), σίγμα (sígma), probably from the root sig- as seen in σίζω (sízō) (< sig-yo "to hiss") + -μα (-ma). [1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sigma (plural sigmas or sigmata)
- The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
- "Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians", I.139:
- Their names, which are expressive of some bodily or mental excellence, all end with the same letter---the letter which is called San by the Dorians, and Sigma by the Ionians.
- "Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians", I.139:
- (mathematics) The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
- (statistics) The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.
- 2011, Paul Rincon, (bbc.co.uk) LHC: Higgs boson 'may have been glimpsed'
- Clipping of sigma male.
Derived terms edit
- delta-sigma converter
- final sigma
- lunate sigma
- sigma additivity
- sigma bond
- sigma darner (Austroaeschna sigma)
- sigma-delta converter
- sigmalike
- sigma male
- sigmatic
- sigmatism
- within one sigma: the range from the mean, plus or minus one standard deviation, usually covering 68% of the data points in a normal distribution
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References edit
- ^ Woodard, Roger D. (2006). "Alphabet". In Wilson, Nigel Guy. Encyclopedia of ancient Greece. London: Routldedge. p. 38.
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1328
Anagrams edit
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin sigma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sigma f (plural sigmes)
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- “sigma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech edit
Noun edit
sigma n or f
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when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sigma f (plural sigma's, diminutive sigmaatje n)
- sigma (letter of the Greek alphabet)
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- sigma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
< Ancient Greek σίγμα (sígma)
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sigma
- sigma (Greek letter)
Declension edit
Inflection of sigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sigma | sigmat | ||
genitive | sigman | sigmojen | ||
partitive | sigmaa | sigmoja | ||
illative | sigmaan | sigmoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sigma | sigmat | ||
accusative | nom. | sigma | sigmat | |
gen. | sigman | |||
genitive | sigman | sigmojen sigmainrare | ||
partitive | sigmaa | sigmoja | ||
inessive | sigmassa | sigmoissa | ||
elative | sigmasta | sigmoista | ||
illative | sigmaan | sigmoihin | ||
adessive | sigmalla | sigmoilla | ||
ablative | sigmalta | sigmoilta | ||
allative | sigmalle | sigmoille | ||
essive | sigmana | sigmoina | ||
translative | sigmaksi | sigmoiksi | ||
abessive | sigmatta | sigmoitta | ||
instructive | — | sigmoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading edit
- “sigma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
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sigma m (plural sigma)
- sigma (Greek letter)
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- “sigma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
sigma f (genitive singular sigmu, nominative plural sigmur)
- sigma (Greek letter)
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), σίγμα (sígma).
Pronunciation edit
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sigma m or f (invariable)
- sigma, specifically:
- the name of the Greek-script letter Σ/σ, ς
- (mathematics) the symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series
- (statistics) the symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, specifically in a normal distribution
Derived terms edit
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sigma m (invariable)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), from Phoenician 𐤔 (š /šīn/).
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sigma f
- sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ/ς)
- (mathematics) sigma (symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series)
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Further reading edit
- sigma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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sigma m (plural sigmas)
- sigma (name of the Greek letter Σ, σ)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma) or French sigma.
Noun edit
sigma m (plural sigma)
- sigma (Greek letter)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sigma f (plural sigmas)
Further reading edit
- “sigma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014