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"E psilon" ("simple e") was coined to distinguish the letter from αι, which by the medieval period was pronounced the same way.
Symbol
The upper-case Epsilon is not a very often used symbol outside of the Greek language because of its similarity to the Roman letter E.
The lower-case letter ε is used as the symbol for:
- In mathematics (particularly calculus), a small positive quantity, usually denoted ε; see limit.
- By analogy with this, the late mathematician Paul Erdős also used the term "epsilons" to refer to children (Hoffman 1998, p. 4).
- In set theory, the limit ordinal of the sequence .
- In computing, the precision of a numeric data type.
- In computer science, the empty string, though different writers use a variety of other symbols for the empty string as well, including the lower case Greek letter lambda.
- In mathematics, the Levi-Civita symbol.
- In mathematics, set membership (often written ∈ instead of ε).
- In physics, the permittivity of a medium.
- In physics/electronics, the EMF of a circuit
- In automata theory, a transition that involves no shifting of an input symbol.
- In astronomy, the fifth brightest (usually) star in a constellation. See Bayer designation.
- In phonetics, the open or lax mid-front vowel, as in the English word "pet" (/pεt/)
Commerce
- Epsilon S.A - studio company
- GM Epsilon platform, a mid-size car automobile platform from General Motors.
- Epsilon (formerly Epsilon Data Management). (external link), an American marketing services company; includes Epsilon Interactive, a leading permission-based email marketing company. (external link)
- Epsilon Industries Inc. (external link), an American plastic injection molding firm specializing in custom molds and new product development.
- Epsilon Network, LLC (external link), an American marketing & communications firm specializing in web design and development.
- Epsilon Products Company (informational link), an American plastics manufacturer
- Epsilon Technology Corp. (external link), an American extensometer manufacturer
- A patented data compression technology (external link) from iOra Limited, a British Independent software vendor
- Epsilon Events (external link),is a conference and event company based in the UK organising forums for debate on key elements of European policy and legislation.
Fictional names
References
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