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ω

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

ω U+03C9, ω
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA
ψ
[U+03C8]
Greek and Coptic ϊ
[U+03CA]

Translingual

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Symbol

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ω

  1. (physics) angular velocity
  2. (thermodynamics) acentric factor
  3. (mathematics, set theory) The first (countably) infinite ordinal number, its corresponding cardinal number 0 or the set of natural numbers (the latter of which are often defined to equal the former).

See also

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Ancient Greek

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Ω curved upward.[1]

Letter

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ω (ō) (lowercase, uppercase Ω)

  1. Lower-case omega (ὦ μέγα), the 24th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the long open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔː/. It is preceded by ψ.

Derived terms

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See also omega

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References

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  1. ^ Edward M. Thompson (1912), Introduction to Greek and Latin paleography, Oxford: Clarendon. p.144

Greek

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Ancient Greek ω (ō).

Letter

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ω (o) (lowercase, uppercase Ω)

  1. The lower case letter omega (ωμέγα), the 24th and last letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
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  • ω΄ (numeral: 800)
  • ͵ω (numeral: 800,000)
See also
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see: Appendix:Greek alphabet

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Ancient Greek (ô).

Interjection

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ω! (o!)

  1. oh!