zeta
noun/ˈzeɪtə/
Frequency rank: #12,079 most common English word
Meaning
The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet, used as a symbol in mathematics and science.
Example sentence
The physicist used zeta notation to represent the Riemann function in her lecture.
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