zeta
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 4
/ˈziː.tə/
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/ˈziː.tə/ · /ˈzeɪtə/ · /ˈzɛtə/
Definition of zeta
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
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noun
- The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
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A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
“Zeta of 3 is irrational”
- A member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate.
name
- (historical)medieval state roughly equivalent to modern Montenegro.
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of zero-energy thermonuclear assembly/apparatus (“a torus-shaped reactor used in the mid-20th century to carry out experiments in plasma physics and temperature-controlled thermonuclear reactions”).
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Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed.
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