Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Theta
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun The"ta
A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death.
Etymology: L., fr. Gr. qh^ta, the Greek letter θ, Θ
Other Dictionary Sources
- The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
Wiktionary
From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).
- the name for the eighth letter οf the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek.
- (mathematics) The measure of an angle.
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