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lambda

lamb·da
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lam-duh]
    • /ˈlæm də/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lam-duh]
    • /ˈlæm də/

Definitions of lambda word

  • noun lambda the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ). 1
  • noun lambda the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
  • noun lambda The eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), transliterated as‘ l.’. 1
  • noun lambda Greek letter 1
  • noun Technical meaning of lambda A version of typed lambda-calculus, used to describe semantic domains. 1
  • noun lambda the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), a consonant transliterated as l 0
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Parts of speech for Lambda

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preposition
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lambda popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.

  • lambdacism

    excessive use of the sound l, its misarticulation, or its substitution for the sound r.

  • lambdoid

    having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.

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  • helium ii

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