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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la troisième lettre de l'alphabet grec, ou une unité d'intensité de champ magnétique égale à un cent-millième d'oersted.

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.

   🇫🇷gamma (lettre grecque)

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.

   🇫🇷Gamma (unité de mesure)

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