"lambda" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæm.də/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-lambda.ogg [US] Forms: lambdas [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|λάμβδα}} Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), {{doublet|en|lamed}} Doublet of lamed Head templates: {{en-noun}} lambda (plural lambdas)
  1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet. Categories (topical): Greek letter names Translations (name of the Greek letter): λάμβδα (lámbda) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), λάβδα (lábda) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), لَامْدَا (lāmdā) [feminine] (Arabic), լամբդա (lambda) (Armenian), lambda [feminine] (Catalan), 蘭布達 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰布达 (lánbùdá) (Chinese Mandarin), 蘭姆打 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰姆打 (lánmǔdǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), lambda (Czech), lambda [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), labda [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), lambdo (Esperanto), lambda (Finnish), lambda [masculine] (French), ლამბდა (lambda) (Georgian), Lambda [neuter] (German), λάμδα (lámda) [neuter] (Greek), λάμβδα (lámvda) [neuter] (Greek), לַמְדָּא (lámda) [feminine] (Hebrew), lambda (Hungarian), lambda (Interlingua), lambda (Italian), ラムダ (ramuda) (Japanese), 람다 (ramda) (Korean), lambda (Malay), rāmana (Maori), लाम्बडा (lāmbaḍā) [neuter] (Marathi), لاندا (lândâ) (Persian), lambda [feminine] (Polish), lambda [masculine] (Portuguese), ля́мбда (ljámbda) [feminine] (Russian), ла́мбда (lámbda) [feminine] (Russian), lambda [feminine] (Spanish), lambda [neuter] (Swedish), lamda (Tagalog), లామ్డా (lāmḍā) (Telugu), แลมบ์ดา (lɛɛm-dâa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-jb5uKtiY Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 33 4 14 13 15 14 5 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 19 17 18 18 7 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 16 21 22 12 4 2 Disambiguation of 'name of the Greek letter': 25 4 20 14 14 16 5 2
  2. (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-PLZwlPu2 Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
  3. (physics) The cosmological constant. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-2bfw3VDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 19 17 18 18 7 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 16 21 22 12 4 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (physics) Short for lambda baryon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: lambda baryon Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-GzmWf1y7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 19 17 18 18 7 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 16 21 22 12 4 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (programming) Short for lambda expression. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: lambda expression Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-HBtbWAGJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 19 17 18 18 7 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 16 21 22 12 4 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  6. (programming) Short for lambda function. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: lambda function Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-VuAFM4dk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 19 17 18 18 7 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 16 21 22 12 4 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  7. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-iVabUwkE Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  8. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-lambda-en-noun-0dnVccZ0 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega Hypernyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (english: includes list of coordinate terms) Related terms: lambdacism
Disambiguation of 'measure of derivative price sensitivity': 9 11 18 16 14 19 3 10 Disambiguation of 'measure of derivative price sensitivity': 9 11 18 16 14 19 3 10 Derived forms: kilolambda, lambda abstraction, lambda calculus, lambdacism, lambda expression, lambda function, lambda hyperon, lambda moth, lambda particle, lambda point, lambda probe, lambda term, lambdoid, lamda, Tukey lambda distribution

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