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- [sig-muh]
- /ˈsɪg mə/
- /ˈsɪgmə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sig-muh]
- /ˈsɪg mə/
Definitions of sigma word
- noun sigma the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς. 1
- noun sigma the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
- noun sigma Greek letter 1
- noun Definition of sigma in Technology A scientific visual programming environment from NASA. 1
- noun sigma the 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (Σ, σ, or, when final, ς), a consonant, transliterated as S 0
- noun sigma the symbol Σ, indicating summation of the numbers or quantities indicated 0
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Origin of sigma
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Latin < Greek sígma
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sigma
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sigma popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
sigma usage trend in Literature
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