sigma (The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet)

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• Sigma Islands — (coord|64|16|S|62|55|W|) is a group of small islands and rocks which lie 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Eta Island and mark the north limit of the Melchior Islands, in the Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 18th letter of the Greek… …   Wikipedia

• sigma — 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to Latin S; in uncial writing, shaped like an S or a C …   Etymology dictionary

• sigma — The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, σ …   Medical dictionary

• alphabet — /al feuh bet , bit/, n. 1. the letters of a language in their customary order. 2. any system of characters or signs with which a language is written: the Greek alphabet. 3. any such system for representing the sounds of a language: the phonetic… …   Universalium

• sigma — /sig meuh/, n. 1. the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. the consonant sound represented by this letter. [1600 10; < L < Gk sígma] * * * …   Universalium

• sigma — noun Etymology: Greek Date: 1584 1. the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet see alphabet table 2. standard deviation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sigma — sig•ma [[t]ˈsɪg mə[/t]] n. pl. mas the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς • Etymology: 1600–10; < L < Gk sígma sig•mate ˈsɪg mɪt, meɪt adj …   From formal English to slang