KAPPA

kappa

(noun) the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

kappa (plural kappas)

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

(finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): tau, vega

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Etymology 2

Noun

kappa (plural kappas)

(mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.

Noun

Kappa (plural Kappas)

(Twitch-speak) An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false.

Interjection

Kappa

(internet) Used to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv

Source: Wiktionary



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