𝜆

Symbol

λ

1. (physics) wavelength
2. (physics, chemistry) Half-life
3. (mathematical analysis) Lebesgue measure
4. (computer science) Lambda abstraction
5. (NAPA) a voiced alveolar lateral affricate (IPA [d͡ɮ]).

   Synonym: ꟛ

Further reading

• Lambda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Λ.

Letter

λ • (l) (lowercase, uppercase Λ)

1. Lower-case lambda (λάβδα), the 11th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the alveolar lateral approximant /l/. It is preceded by κ and followed by μ.

See also

• (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
• (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (Ś) ϻ (ś), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
• (punctuation) · ;
• (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨

Letter

λ • (l) (lowercase, uppercase Λ)

1. The lower case letter lambda (λάμδα), the eleventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Numeral

λ • (l)

1. The number thirty in Greek numerals.

Numeral

͵λ • (transliteration needed)

1. The number 30,000 in Greek numerals.

See also

• (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
• (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (Ś) ϻ (ś), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
• (punctuation) · ;
• (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨