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Do you know the Greek letters in order?

Or do you even know them at all? I should learn them in order. I know most of them, or have, at least, heard of them. They are important in mathematics, science, and engineering, you know. 

Posted - October 30, 2016

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  • 46117
    I only know them by Sorority and Fraternity.   Delta Sigma Nu to you too!!!   and a Phi Betta Cappa.  

    I'm better at singers like Cobain and Frank Zappa

    (I made it rhyme for you)
      October 30, 2016 12:26 PM MDT
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  • Without looking it up:

    alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega


    Is that all of them? I studied Ancient Greek in college and learned how to write all of them. I should know them by now!
      October 30, 2016 12:31 PM MDT
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  • 17602
    Yes. You have to learn them if involved in panhellenic association.
      October 30, 2016 12:37 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    They are indeed important in science etc., but generally you don't need to learn the Greek alphabet specifically for that because the paper or text-book should define them locally, though some are universally used for particular values.

    Pi is the obvious one, but among others lambda is conventional for wave-length, delta used in calculus for the differential signs though the Integration sign is the Old English elongated 'S' (effectively standing for 'sum'); alpha, beta and theta are common in trigonometry.
      December 9, 2016 11:26 AM MST
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