kappa en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkæpə/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- (countable, uncountable) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kappas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Fleiss' kappa · kappa effect · kappa number · kappacism
Hypernyms
Greeks (measure of derivative price sensitivity)
Synonyms
vega (measure of derivative price sensitivity) · tau (measure of derivative price sensitivity)
Translations (32)
grc κάππα (Greek letter) · ms kapa (Greek letter) · fr kappa (Greek letter) · ar كَبَا (Greek letter) · mi kāepa (Greek letter) · cs kapa (Greek letter) · sv kappa (Greek letter) · hu kappa (Greek letter) · ast kappa (Greek letter) · cop ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ (Greek letter) · ca kappa (Greek letter) · ru ка́ппа (Greek letter) · ja カッパ (Greek letter) · es kappa (Greek letter) · nl kappa (Greek letter) · fi kappa (Greek letter) · pl kappa (Greek letter) · tl kapa (Greek letter) · mr काप्पा (Greek letter) · he כָּפָּא (Greek letter) · it kappa (Greek letter) · cmn 卡帕 (Greek letter) · pt capa (Greek letter) · th แคปปา (Greek letter) · ast kapa (Greek letter) · el κάπα (Greek letter) · eo kapo (Greek letter) · cs kappa (Greek letter) · pt cá (Greek letter) · ko 카파 (Greek letter) · de Kappa (Greek letter) · ia kappa (Greek letter)