theta
IPA: θˈeɪtʌ
noun
- The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- (mathematics) The measure of an angle.
- (aviation, by extension) Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
- (finance) The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay".
- (biology) Designating a level of brain activity as measured by electroencephalography having a frequency of between four and seven cycles per second (associated with drowsiness in adults).
- (phonology) The voiceless dental fricative represented by θ.
- (US, colloquial) A member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
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