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The letter κ is almost always Latinized as 'c' when transliterating Greek text into English - even before 'e' and 'i', where English 'c' is pronounced as 's'. Hence the English pronunciation of Greek names only seldom corresponds with the original Greek pronunciation.

In Mathematics , the Kappa Curve is named after this letter; the Tangent s of this Curve were first calculated by Barrow ( 17th Century ).


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In Graph Theory , the Connectivity of a Graph is given by κ.

In Physics , the Torsional Constant of an Oscillator is given by κ.

In Physics , the Dielectric Constant of a Capacitor is also given by κ.

In Psychology and Psychiatry , kappa represents a measure of diagnostic reliability.

The upper-case letter Κ is used as a symbol for: