"vega" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈveɪɡə/ Forms: vegas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish vega. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|vega}} Spanish vega Head templates: {{en-noun}} vega (plural vegas)
  1. (Latin America, Philippines) An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco. Tags: Latin-America, Philippines
    Sense id: en-vega-en-noun-lbZl1a0Q Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: vegas [plural]
Etymology: An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vega (countable and uncountable, plural vegas)
  1. (finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: kappa, tau Hypernyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (english: includes list of coordinate terms) Derived forms: vega convexity
    Sense id: en-vega-en-noun-TLBpUwl2 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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