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This letter is missing from the newer (contemporary) Greek alphabet.
There is though gap in the sequence of the Greek alphabet exposed due to the use of the Ancient Greek alphabet as numbers/numericals ( Α=1, Β=2, Γ=3, Δ=4, Ε=5, [F]=6, Ζ=7, ... Ι=10, Κ=20, Λ=30, Μ=40, Ν=50, Ξ=60, 0=70, Π=80, [?]=90, Ρ=100, Σ=200, ... ), reminding that there was a letter in that specific order in the ancient Greek alphabet which is missing to date.
We call this letter "Koppa" (qoppa). The figure of lightning (the pointed S) represents it quite well. The Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras is referring to that letter.
The pronunciation of this letter was similar to "K" although in some combinations (e.g. QU) was pronounced just like the Latin/English letter "P". ( QU = P ).
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Is there a q in the greek alphabet?
No.....
Words in the greek language starting with Q?
There's no letter Q in the Greek alphabet.
Was q the first alphabet invented?
no it wasn't it was the Greek alphabet that was the first
How does 3.14 relate with pi in the Greek alphabet?
In math and science, Greek alphabet letters are used in formulas to represent various constants and variables. The Greek letter pi is used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
What is 17th letter of alphabet?
It depends on which alphabet you are talking about: English: Q Greek: Rho (P) Hebrew: peh (פ)
Words that start with Q in ancient Greece?
There is no Q in the ancient greek alphabet. There was a qoppa, but it was an allophone for kappa - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoppa I am doing a project for school right now on Ancient Greece. We have to have a word for each letter of the alphabet. For "Q" I put quail. The Greek god Hephaestus's' favorite bird was the quail. There are not any other words involved with Ancient Greece that start with "Q". I hope this helped you.
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Mathematicians frequently use the Greek alphabet.
What can represent a variable in algebra?
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What symbols were used to represent Greek numbers?
The letters of the Greek alphabet, Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc., etc. both upper and lower cases, were used to represent numbers
What are graphic symbols?
A written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters".
What is alpha in mathematics?
It is the first letter of the Greek alphabet which can be used, in geometry or algebra, to represent angles. In probability it can be used to represent a Type I error.
