Greek Alphabet

Front 1

Α

Back 1

Alpha

Front 2

α

Back 2

Alpha

Hint 2

1. the statistical significance of a result

Front 3

Β

Back 3

Beta

Front 4

β

Back 4

Beta

Hint 4

1. the false negative rate in statistics
2. the beta coefficient, the non-diversifiable risk, of an asset in mathematical finance

Front 5

Γ

Back 5

Gamma

Hint 5

1. the gamma distribution, a continuous probability distribution defined using the gamma function

Front 6

γ

Back 6

Gamma

Hint 6

1. the third angle in a triangle, opposite the side C

Front 7

Δ

Back 7

Delta

Hint 7

1. a finite difference
2. the difference or change in a given variable

Front 8

δ

Back 8

Delta

Hint 8

1. noncentrality measure in statistics
2. a variation in the calculus of variations

Front 9

Ε

Back 9

Epsilon

Front 10

ε

Back 10

Epsilon

Hint 10

1. a random error in regression analysis
2. expected value in probability theory and statistics

Front 11

Ζ

Back 11

Zeta

Front 12

ζ

Back 12

Zeta

Front 13

Η

Back 13

Eta

Front 14

η

Back 14

Eta

Hint 14

1. the partial regression coefficient in statistics

Front 15

Θ

Back 15

Theta

Hint 15

1. sensitivity to the passage of time in mathematical finance
2. Θ (set theory), a certain ordinal number

Front 16

θ

Back 16

Theta

Hint 16

1. the mean time between failure in reliability engineering

Front 17

Ι

Back 17

Iota

Hint 17

1. the index generator function in APL

Front 18

ι

Back 18

Iota

Front 19

Κ

Back 19

Kappa

Front 20

κ

Back 20

Kappa

Hint 20

1. the condition number of a matrix in numerical analysis

Front 21

Λ

Back 21

Lambda

Hint 21

1. a diagonal matrix of eigenvalues in linear algebra

Front 22

λ

Back 22

Lambda

Hint 22

1. the expected number of occurrences in a Poisson distribution in probability
2. the average lifetime or rate parameter in an exponential distribution
3. the arrival rate in queueing theory
4. the lagrange multiplier in the mathematical optimization method, known as the shadow price in economics

Front 23

Μ

Back 23

Mu

Front 24

μ

Back 24

Mu

Hint 24

1. the service rate in queueing theory
2. the population mean or expected value in probability and statistics

Front 25

Ν

Back 25

Nu

Front 26

ν

Back 26

Nu

Front 27

Ξ

Back 27

Xi

Front 28

ξ

Back 28

Xi

Front 29

Ο

Back 29

Omicron

Front 30

ο

Back 30

Omicron

Front 31

Π

Back 31

Pi

Front 32

π

Back 32

Pi

Hint 32

1. Archimedes' constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter

Front 33

Ρ

Back 33

Rho

Front 34

ρ

Back 34

Rho

Hint 34

1. the correlation coefficient in statistics
2. the utilization in queueing theory
3. the sensitivity to interest rate in mathematical finance
4. the radius in a polar, cylindrical, or spherical coordinate system

Front 35

Σ

Back 35

Sigma

Hint 35

1. the summation operator

Front 36

σ

Back 36

Sigma

Hint 36

1. the population standard deviation or spread in probability and statistics
2. utilization in operations management

Front 37

Τ

Back 37

Tau

Front 38

τ

Back 38

Tau

Hint 38

1. an interval of time

Front 39

Υ

Back 39

Upsilon

Front 40

υ

Back 40

Upsilon

Front 41

Φ

Back 41

Phi

Front 42

φ

Back 42

Phi

Hint 42

1. the probability density function of the normal distribution in statistics

Front 43

Χ

Back 43

Chi

Front 44

χ

Back 44

Chi

Hint 44

1. the chi distribution in statistics (χ2 is the more frequently encountered chi-squared distribution)

Front 45

Ψ

Back 45

Psi

Front 46

ψ

Back 46

Psi

Front 47

Ω

Back 47

Omega

Hint 47

1. in probability theory and statistical mechanics, the set of possible distinct system states

Front 48

ω

Back 48

Omega

Hint 48

1. in probability theory, a possible outcome of an experiment