zeta — meaning in English

English meaning

• theta noun A letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), also used in mathematics and science to represent an angle or variable.
• zee noun The American English name for the letter Z.
• zeta noun A letter of the Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ), corresponding roughly to the English "z".

Senses

zeta is used for these senses in English:

• theta The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
• zee The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
• zeta The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

theta — full definition

1. noun A letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), also used in mathematics and science to represent an angle or variable.
2. noun In finance, a measure of how quickly an option's value decreases as it approaches its expiration date.

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