Definition of DIGAMMA. Meaning of DIGAMMA. Synonyms of DIGAMMA

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Definition of DIGAMMA

Digamma
Digamma Di*gam"ma, n. [Gr. ?; ? = ? twice + ? the letter ?. So called because it resembled two gammas placed one above the other.] (Gr. Gram.) A letter (?, ?) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse. Note: This form identifies it with the Latin F, though in sound it is said to have been nearer V. It was pronounced, probably, much like the English W.

Meaning of DIGAMMA from wikipedia

- Digamma or wau (uppercase: Ϝ, lowercase: ϝ, numeral: ϛ) is an archaic letter of the Gr**** alphabet. It originally stood for the sound /w/ but it has remained...
- In mathematics, the digamma function is defined as the logarithmic derivative of the gamma function: ψ ( z ) = d d z ln ⁡ Γ ( z ) = Γ ′ ( z ) Γ ( z )...
- symbols in mathematics, in particular for ε/ϵ and π/ϖ. The archaic letter digamma (Ϝ/ϝ/ϛ) is sometimes used. The Bayer designation naming scheme for stars...
- Ϝϝ Digamma Ͱͱ Heta Ϻϻ San Ϙϙ Koppa Ͷͷ Tsan Digamma Ͳͳ Sampi Ϸϸ Sho...
- Ϝϝ Digamma Ͱͱ Heta Ϻϻ San Ϙϙ Koppa Ͷͷ Tsan Digamma Ͳͳ Sampi Ϸϸ Sho...
- from digamma and closely resembles it in form. After sound changes eliminated /w/ from most dialects of Gr**** (Doric Gr**** retained it), digamma was used...
- 6. In this unrelated function, it is a continuation of the old letter digamma (originally Ϝ, cursive form ), which had served as a numeral since antiquity...
- functional values of the classic eta versus epsilon system. The letter Digamma (Ϝ) for the sound /w/ was generally used only in those local scripts where...
- epsilon). A doublet of waw was also borrowed as a consonant for [w] (Ϝ, digamma). In addition, the Phoenician letter for the emphatic glottal /ħ/ (heth)...
- {\displaystyle \psi _{1}(z)={\frac {d}{dz}}\psi (z)} where ψ(z) is the digamma function. It may also be defined as the sum of the series ψ 1 ( z ) = ∑...