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Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]ε
- (physics) Emittance.
- (biology) Extinction coefficient. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (mathematics) An arbitrarily small number, usually in the company of δ.
- For each ε > 0, there exists a δ > 0, ...
- (computer science) The empty string.
- (computer science) Machine epsilon.
Further reading
[edit]ε on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Epsilon number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Albanian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]ε (e) (upper case Ε, lower case ε)
- The 8th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
[edit]- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ε, from the Phoenician letter 𐤄 (h /he/).
Letter
[edit]ε • (e) (lowercase, uppercase Ε)
- Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was εἶ, later ἒ ψιλόν, and presently έψιλον. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: /e/ or /e̞/. It is preceded by δ and followed in the archaic alphabet by ϝ and in the classical alphabet by ζ.
Derived terms
[edit]- ε' (e'), ,ε (,e)
- e, E (Roman)
- е, Е (Cyrillic)
- є, Є (Cyrillic)
- э, Э (Cyrillic)
- ⲉ, Ⲉ (Coptic)
- ɛ, ɜ, ɞ (IPA)
- ∈ (mathematics)
See also
[edit]- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Interjection from Ancient Greek αἴ (aí).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ε • (e)
- (colloquial) hey, oi (said to get someone's attention)
- Ε! Δήμητρα, σε σένα μιλάω!
- E! Dímitra, se séna miláo!
- Hey, Dimitra, I'm talking to you!
- Ε, εσύ, έλα ’δω μια στιγμή!
- E, esý, éla ’do mia stigmí!
- Hey, you, come over here for a minute!
- eh, huh (used as a tag question, emphasising what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
- Δεν είδες την ταινία, ε;
- Den eídes tin tainía, e;
- You haven't seen the film, huh?
- (colloquial) eh, huh, what, pardon (in isolation, request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said)
- Ε; Τι είπες;
- E; Ti eípes?
- Huh? What did you say?
- I wish, if only (expressing a wish or hope)
- Ε και να ήταν εδώ αυτή, πόσο θα διασκεδάζαμε!
- E kai na ítan edó aftí, póso tha diaskedázame!
- Oh, if only she were here, what fun we'd have!
- (colloquial) oh, just (to precede an offhand or annoyed remark)
- Ε, δεν γαμιέσαι, λέω ’γώ!
- E, den gamiésai, léo ’gó!
- Why don't you just fuck off!
- (colloquial) oh (expression of wonder, amazement, or awe)
- Ε, ρε γλέντια!
- E, re gléntia!
- Oh, what fun!
- (repeatedly and drawn out) um, er (implying hesitation)
- Ε... ε... δεν ξέρω τι να πω.
- E... e... den xéro ti na po.
- Er... um... I don't know what to say.
Synonyms
[edit]- (eh, huh, what): πώς (pós), τι (ti), ορίστε (oríste), συγγνώμη (syngnómi)
- (if only): μακάρι (makári), είθε (eíthe)
- (oh, just): βρε (vre), άντε (ánte)
Letter
[edit]ε • (e) (lowercase, uppercase Ε)
- Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the modern Greek alphabets. Its name is presently έψιλον. It represents, in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: /e/ or /e̞/. It is preceded by δ and followed by ζ.
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