theta

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθiːtə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈθeɪtə/

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Noun

theta (plural thetas)

1. The eighth letter οf the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
2. (mathematics) The measure of an angle.
3. (finance) The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay".

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Noun

theta f (plural thetes)

1. Theta; the Greek letter Θ (lowercase θ).

Alternative forms

• théta

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Noun

theta n

1. theta (Greek letter)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Noun

theta m, f (invariable)

1. theta (Greek letter)

Alternative forms

Adjective

theta

1. reliable
2. trustworthy

Noun

theta f (plural thetas)

1. Obsolete spelling of teta (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Noun

theta f (plural thetas)

1. theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ