Greek letters we’ve used

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Greek letters are commonly used in science. There are 24 Greek letters.

Here are the ones we have discussed recently.

Greek letter	Name	Uses
α	alpha	alpha particles, indicates the first angle of a triangle opposite the side a
β	beta	beta particles, indicates the second angle of a triangle opposite the side b
γ	gamma	gamma rays, indicates the third angle of a triangle opposite the side c
θ	theta	commonly used to indicate an angle
λ	lambda	wavelength

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