The Greek Alphabet

Abstract

Below is a table of the Greek letters most used by mathematicians. The recommended pronunciation of these letters as symbols in an academic context, listed in the third column, is that of classical, not modern, Greek.

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Below is a table of the Greek letters most used by mathematicians. The recommended pronunciation of these letters as symbols in an academic context, listed in the third column, is that of classical, not modern, Greek.

Table 1

One allowed exception: π (and its upper case version Π) can be mispronounced ‘pie’, to avoid the objectionable connotation of the original sound.