Dictionary

lambda en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlæm.də/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

Meanings

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. Unit representation of wavelength.
3. The cosmological constant.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of lambda baryon.
   alt of lambda baryon
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of lambda expression.
   alt of lambda expression
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of lambda function.
   alt of lambda function
7. The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
8. The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

Forms

Deriveds

lambda probe · lambda calculus · kilolambda · lambdacism · lambda term · lambda expression · lambda hyperon · lambdoid · lamda · lambda point · lambda moth · lambda leak · Goodman and Kruskal's lambda · lambda function · antilambda · Tukey lambda distribution · lambda particle · lambda abstraction

Hypernyms

Greeks (measure of derivative price sensitivity)

Relateds

lambdacism

Synonyms

elasticity (measure of derivative price sensitivity) · omega (measure of derivative price sensitivity)

Translations (39)

tl lamda (name of the Greek letter) · de Lambda (name of the Greek letter) · cmn 蘭姆打 /兰姆打 (name of the Greek letter) · fi lambda (name of the Greek letter) · sv lambda (name of the Greek letter) · ja ラムダ (name of the Greek letter) · mk ламбда (name of the Greek letter) · cmn 拉姆達 /拉姆达 (name of the Greek letter) · hy լամբդա (name of the Greek letter) · ar لَامْدَا (name of the Greek letter) · hu lambda (name of the Greek letter) · ko 람다 (name of the Greek letter) · ru ля́мбда (name of the Greek letter) · ru ла́мбда (name of the Greek letter) · el λάμδα (name of the Greek letter) · ms lambda (name of the Greek letter) · grc λάβδα (name of the Greek letter) · cs lambda (name of the Greek letter) · ast lambda (name of the Greek letter) · ka ლამბდა (name of the Greek letter) · th แลมบ์ดา (name of the Greek letter) · fr lambda (name of the Greek letter) · es lambda (name of the Greek letter) · pl lambda (name of the Greek letter) · it lambda (name of the Greek letter) · grc λάμβδα (name of the Greek letter) · ca lambda (name of the Greek letter) · cmn 蘭布達 /兰布达 (name of the Greek letter) · nl labda (name of the Greek letter) · he לַמְדָּא (name of the Greek letter) · nl lambda (name of the Greek letter) · eo lambdo (name of the Greek letter) · ia lambda (name of the Greek letter) · mi rāmana (name of the Greek letter) · el λάμβδα (name of the Greek letter) · pt lambda (name of the Greek letter) · te లామ్డా (name of the Greek letter) · fa لاندا (name of the Greek letter) · mr लाम्बडा (name of the Greek letter)