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Greek Penmanship Workshop. Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa.

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1 Greek Penmanship Workshop

2 Greek Letters Used in Mathematics Αα alpha Β β beta Γγ gamma Δδ delta Εε epsilon Ζζ zeta Ηη eta Θθ theta Ιι iota Κ κ κ kappa Λλ lambda Μμ mu Νν nu Ξξ xi Οο omicron Ππ pi Ρρ rho Σσ sigma Ττ tau Υυ upsilon Φ φ phi Ψψ psi Ωω omega χ X chi Letters that resemble Latin letters are not used in Mathematics.

3 A Note on Pronunciation 0 English-speaking mathematicians use neither ancient nor modern pronunciation of the names of the Greek letters. They use traditional English pronunciation. 0 Mathematicians around the world pronounce the names of Greek letters in a way that is traditional to their language. 0 Greek mathematicians living in Greece use modern pronunciation of Greek letters.

4 alpha /al-fuh/ beta /bay-tuh/ gamma /gam-muh/   How to Write Greek Letters

5 epsilon /epp-sill-on/ zeta /zay-tuh/   delta /dell-tuh/

6 eta /ay-tuh/ theta /thay-tuh/ kappa /cap-uh/   start

7 lambda /lam-duh/ mu /myoo/ nu /noo/  

8  xi /k-sigh/   pi /pie/   rho /r-oh/   

9 sigma /sig-muh/ tau /tah-oh/   phi /f-eye or fee/  start 

10 chi /k-eye/ psi /sigh/ omega /oh-may-guh/      

11 θε ενδ


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