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    Greek Alphabet

    Name Upper case Lower case Often used for:
    Alpha A $\alpha$  
    Beta B $\beta$  
    Gamma $\mit\Gamma$ $\gamma$  
    Delta $\mit\Delta$ $\delta$ A small number
    Epsilon E $\epsilon,\varepsilon$ Another small number
    Zeta Z $\zeta$  
    Eta H $\eta$  
    Theta $\mit\Theta$ $\theta,\vartheta$ Angle
    Iota I $\iota$  
    Kappa K $\kappa$  
    Lambda $\mit\Lambda$ $\lambda$ A linear function
    Mu M $\mu$  
    Nu N $\nu$  
    Xi $\mit\Xi$ $\xi$ Unknown quantity, x
    Omicron O o  
    Pi $\mit\Pi,\prod_{i=1}^n$ $\pi,\varpi$ Product, $\pi=3.14159\dots$
    Rho P $\rho,\varrho$  
    Sigma $\mit\Sigma,\sum_{i=1}^n$ $\sigma$ Sum, standard deviation
    Tau T $\tau$  
    Upsilon $\mit\Upsilon$ $\upsilon$ Rarely, if ever, used
    Phi $\mit\Phi$ $\phi,\fie$ Another angle
    Chi X $\chi$  
    Psi $\mit\Psi$ $\psi$  
    Omega $\mit\Omega$ $\omega$ Angular velocity, the end.

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