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  1. The Greek alphabet is used in mathematics and science as symbols for constants, variables, and special functions. Some commonly used Greek letters include:
    • α (alpha)
    • β (beta)
    • γ (gamma)
    • δ (delta)
    • π (pi)1
    Additionally, font variants of Greek letters such as ε/ϵ and π/ϖ are sometimes used2. Thirteen uppercase Greek letters are not used in mathematics because they are identical to letters in the Roman alphabet3.
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    The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, each with uppercase and lowercase forms. These letters are often used as symbols for constants, variables, and special functions in mathematical and scientific notation. Examples include α (alpha), β (beta), γ (gamma), δ (delta), and π (pi).
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    Sometimes, font variants of Greek letters are used as distinct symbols in mathematics, in particular for ε/ϵ and π/ϖ. The archaic letter digamma (Ϝ/ϝ/ϛ) is sometimes used.
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    The Greek Alphabet All the lowercase Greek letters except omicron are in common use as mathematical symbols. Thirteen of the uppercase letters are not used because they are identical to letters in the Roman alphabet: alpha, beta, epsilon, zeta, eta, iota, kappa, mu, nu, omicron, rho, tau, and chi.
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    Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

    Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities. In these contexts, the capital letters and the small letters represent distinct and … See more

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    The archaic letter digamma (Ϝ/ϝ/ϛ) is sometimes used.
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    The Greek letter forms used in mathematics are often different from those used in Greek-language text.
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    The OpenType font format has the feature tag "mgrk" ("Mathematical Greek") to identify a glyph as representing a Greek letter to be used in mathematical (as opposed to Greek language) contexts.
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    The table below shows a comparison of Greek letters rendered in TeX and HTML.
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    The Greek letter forms used in mathematics are often different from those used in Greek-language text: they are designed to be used in isolation, not connected to other letters, and some use variant forms which are not normally used in current Greek typography.
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    Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities.
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    Sometimes, font variants of Greek letters are used as distinct symbols in mathematics, in particular for ε/ϵ and π/ϖ.
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    In mathematical finance, the Greeks are the variables denoted by Greek letters used to describe the risk of certain investments.
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    The Bayer designation naming scheme for stars typically uses the first Greek letter, α, for the brightest star in each constellation, and runs through the alphabet before switching to Latin letters.
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    Intensive quantities in physics are usually denoted with minusculeswhile extensive are denoted with capital letters.
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