sigma
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Etymology
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
Noun
sigma (plural sigmas or sigmata)
- The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), 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'
- (Internet slang) A sigma male (a self-reliant and assertive male).
Derived terms
- delta-sigma converter
- final sigma
- lunate sigma
- sigma additivity
- sigma bond
- sigma darner (Austroaeschna sigma)
- sigma-delta converter
- sigmalike
- sigma male
- sigmatic
- sigmatism
- the sigma
- 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
Translations
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References
- ^ 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
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sigma.
Pronunciation
Noun
sigma f (plural sigmes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “sigma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Noun
sigma n or f
Declension
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma).
Pronunciation
Noun
sigma f (plural sigma's, diminutive sigmaatje n)
- sigma (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Derived terms
Further reading
sigma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Etymology
< Ancient Greek σίγμα (sígma)
Σσ | Previous: | rhoo |
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Pronunciation
Noun
sigma
- sigma (Greek letter)
Declension
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 sigmain rare | |
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. |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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
Pronunciation
Noun
sigma m (plural sigma)
- sigma (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “sigma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Noun
sigma f (genitive singular sigmu, nominative plural sigmur)
- sigma (Greek letter)
Declension
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), σίγμα (sígma).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Noun
sigma m (invariable)
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), from Phoenician 𐤔 (š /šīn/).
Pronunciation
Noun
sigma f
- sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ/ς)
- (mathematics) sigma (symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series)
Declension
Further reading
- sigma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
sigma m (plural sigmas)
- sigma (name of the Greek letter Σ, σ)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma) or French sigma.
Noun
sigma m (plural sigma)
- sigma (Greek letter)
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiɡma/ [ˈsiɣ̞.ma]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -iɡma
- Syllabification: sig‧ma
Noun
sigma f (plural sigmas)
Further reading
- “sigma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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