zeta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈziː.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈzeɪtə/ (General-American)
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed.
Meanings
- 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)
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A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
Zeta of 3 is irrational
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zetas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zetapotential · zeta function · polyzeta · zetametry · zeta pinch · multizeta · zetacism · zeta potential · zetabetical · zeta value · zetametric
Translations (56)
ms zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · ru дзе́та-фу́нкция (mathematical function) · el ζήτα (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · ia zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · hu dzéta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · he זֵיתָא (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · bg зе́та (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · la zēta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · ko 제타 (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fa زتا (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fr dzêta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · es zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · cmn 澤塔 /泽塔 (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · pt dzeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · es dseta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · scn zita (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · pt zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · pl dzeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · tl seta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · io zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · el ζήτα (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ru дзе́та (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ms zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fi tseeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · bg зе́та (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · de Zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ast zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · eo zeto (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · th ซีตา (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ru дзе́та (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · de Zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · ia zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · nl zèta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · nl zèta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ca zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · ja ゼータ (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · pt dzeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ca zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · pt zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · hu dzéta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · cmn 截塔 (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fr zêta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · it zeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · io zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ru зи́та (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fi zeeta (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · fi zeeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · es dseda (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · grc ζῆτα (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · it zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · cs zéta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · fi zeeta-funktio (mathematical function) · grc ζῆτα (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · ar زِيتَا (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet) · scn zita (Seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet) · es zeta (sixth letter of the Greek alphabet)