ALLIED'S ELECTRONICS DATA HANDBOOK

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  Greek Alphabet Designations
 
Name Capital Lower
Case
Commonly used
to designate
 
Alpha
 
 
Beta
 
 
Gamma
 
Delta
 
Epsilon
 
 
Zeta
 
Eta
 
 
Theta
 
 
Iota
 
Kappa
 
Lambda
 
Mu
 
Nu
 
Xi
 
Omicron
 
Pi
 
Rho
 
 
Sigma
 
 
Tau
 
 
Upsilon
 
Phi
 
Chi
 
Psi
 
 
Omega
 
 
A
 
 
B
 
 
G
 
D
 
E
 
 
Z
 
H
 
 
Q
 
 
I
 
K
 
L
 
M
 
N
 
X
 
O
 
P
 
R
 
S
 
 
 
T
 
 
U
 
F
 
C
 
Y
 
 
W
 
 
a
 
 
b
 
 
g
 
d
 
e
 
 
z
 
h
 
 
q
 
 
i
 
k
 
l
 
m
 
n
 
x
 
o
 
p
 
r
 
s
 
 
 
t
 
 
u
 
f
 
c
 
y
 
 
w
 
      Angles, Area, Coefficients, Attenuation con-
      stant, Absorption factor.   Current gain of
      common base configuration.
 
      Angles, Flux density, Phase constant, Cur-
      rent gain of common emitter.
 
      Angles, Conductivity, Specific gravity.
 
      Variation, Density, Angles.
 
      Base of natural logarithms, Electric inten-
      sity.
 
      Impedance, Coefficients, Coordinates.
 
      Hysteresis coefficients, Efficiency, Surface
      charge density.
 
      Temperature, Phase angle, Time constant,
      Reluctance, Angles.
 
      Unit Vector.
 
      Dielectric constant, Susceptibility.
 
      Wavelength, Attenuation constant.
 
      Micro-, Amplification factor, Permeability.
 
      Reluctivity, Frequency.
 
      Coordinates.
 
      ______
 
      3.1416 (ratio of circumference to diameter).
 
      Resistivity, Coordinates.
 
      Summation (cap), Electrical conductivity,
      Leakage coefficient, Surface charge density,
      Complex propagation constant.
 
      Time constant, Time phase displacement,
      Density, Transmission factor.
 
      ______
 
      Magnetic flux, Angles, Scalar potential (cap).
 
      Electric Susceptibility, Angles
 
      Dielectric flux, Phase difference, Coordi-
      nates, Angles.
 
      Angular velocity, Resistance in ohms (cap),
      Solid angles (cap).

NOTE: Lower case letters are used for all designations except where capital (cap) is indicated.
 

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