lambda
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.
Noun
lambda (plural lambdas)
- The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
- (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (physics) The cosmological constant.
- (physics) Short for lambda baryon.
- (programming) Short for lambda expression.
- (programming) Short for lambda function.
- (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
- (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
Synonyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega
Hypernyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
Translations
name of the Greek letter
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Catalan
Czech
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- lambda-expressie
- lambdacalculus
Further reading
lambda on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmbdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mbdɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mdɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑmbdɑ
- Syllabification(key): lamb‧da
Declension
Inflection of lambda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lambda | lambdat | ||
genitive | lambdan | lambdojen | ||
partitive | lambdaa | lambdoja | ||
illative | lambdaan | lambdoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lambda | lambdat | ||
accusative | nom. | lambda | lambdat | |
gen. | lambdan | |||
genitive | lambdan | lambdojen lambdainrare | ||
partitive | lambdaa | lambdoja | ||
inessive | lambdassa | lambdoissa | ||
elative | lambdasta | lambdoista | ||
illative | lambdaan | lambdoihin | ||
adessive | lambdalla | lambdoilla | ||
ablative | lambdalta | lambdoilta | ||
allative | lambdalle | lambdoille | ||
essive | lambdana | lambdoina | ||
translative | lambdaksi | lambdoiksi | ||
abessive | lambdatta | lambdoitta | ||
instructive | — | lambdoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
- lambda-anturi
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃b.da/, /lɑ̃mb.da/, /lɑ̃m.da/
Audio (file)
Noun
lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)
- lambda (Greek letter)
- (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
- (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
- a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
- (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
- Silver Y (moth)
- Synonym: noctuelle gamma
Usage notes
- Traditionally and most commonly, the plural is spelled without an s. However, according to the 1990 spelling reform, the plural should be spelled with an s.
Further reading
- “lambda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
- Hyphenation: lamb‧da
- Rhymes: -dɒ
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lambda | lambdák |
accusative | lambdát | lambdákat |
dative | lambdának | lambdáknak |
instrumental | lambdával | lambdákkal |
causal-final | lambdáért | lambdákért |
translative | lambdává | lambdákká |
terminative | lambdáig | lambdákig |
essive-formal | lambdaként | lambdákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | lambdában | lambdákban |
superessive | lambdán | lambdákon |
adessive | lambdánál | lambdáknál |
illative | lambdába | lambdákba |
sublative | lambdára | lambdákra |
allative | lambdához | lambdákhoz |
elative | lambdából | lambdákból |
delative | lambdáról | lambdákról |
ablative | lambdától | lambdáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lambdáé | lambdáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lambdáéi | lambdákéi |
Possessive forms of lambda | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | lambdám | lambdáim |
2nd person sing. | lambdád | lambdáid |
3rd person sing. | lambdája | lambdái |
1st person plural | lambdánk | lambdáink |
2nd person plural | lambdátok | lambdáitok |
3rd person plural | lambdájuk | lambdáik |
Icelandic
Italian
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), from Phoenician 𐤋 (l /lāmed/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlam.bda/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ambda
- Syllabification: lam‧bda
Declension
Further reading
- lambda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Romanian
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlamda/ [ˈlãm.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -amda
Further reading
- “lambda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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