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Meaning of GAMMA

Pronunciation:  'gamu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  2. [n]  Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
  3. [n]  a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
 
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 Synonyms: da Gamma, Vasco da Gamma
 
 See Also: alphabetic character, field strength unit, Greek alphabet, letter, letter of the alphabet, navigator, oersted

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gam"ma\, n.
The third letter ([Gamma], [gamma] = Eng. G) of the Greek
alphabet.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

1. A language for matrices and generation of mathematical programming reports.

["GAMMA 3.3 for MPS/MPSX, IBM System:/360", Bonnor & Moore Assocs (Mar 1975)].

2. A high-level parallel language.

[Research Directions in High-Level Parallel Languages, LeMetayer ed, Springer 1992].

 

 

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