gamma

A noun referring to the third letter of the Greek alphabet, or a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее третью букву греческого алфавита, или единицу напряжённости магнитного поля, равную одной стотысячной эрстеда.

1. Greek letter B1 formal

   The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), used in various scientific and mathematical contexts.

   • The symbol gamma is used to represent the photon in physics.
   • In mathematics, the gamma function is denoted by the capital letter Γ.
   • The Greek letter gamma is often used in trigonometry.

   🇷🇺Гамма

2. Unit of magnetic field C1 formal scientific

   A unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one hundred-thousandth (10⁻⁵) of an oersted, used in geophysics.

   • The magnetic field strength was measured at 0.5 gamma.
   • Geologists use gamma units to measure the Earth's magnetic field.
   • The sensor detected a change of 2 gamma in the local magnetic field.

   🇷🇺Единица магнитного поля

• gammas plural form
• gammas' possessive plural form
• gamma's possessive singular form