theta
(noun) the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
theta (plural thetas)
The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Ī, Īø.
(mathematics) The measure of an angle.
(finance) The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay".
(biology) Designating a level of brain activity as measured by electroencephalography having a frequency of between four and seven cycles per second (associated with drowsiness in adults).
(phonology) The voiceless dental fricative represented by Īø.
• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Theta (plural Thetas)
(US, colloquial) A member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Source: Wiktionary
The"ta, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. qh a, the Greek letter th,
Definition: A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English;
– sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death. Theta function (Math.), one of a group of functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
