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Pi (uppercase '''Π''', lower case '''π''') is the sixteenth letter of the Greek Alphabet . In the system of Greek Numerals it has a value of 80. In Modern Greek, the name of the letter is pronounced ; in modern English, it is pronounced , in particular when referring to the Mathematical Constant (see below). In words, it is pronounced . In Modern Greek , the sequence of letters μπ represents the sound, as in ''boy'' (the second letter of the Greek alphabet is now pronounced as in ''very''). The upper-case letter Π is used as a symbol for:
The lower-case letter π is used as a symbol for:
"Variant pi" or "pomega" ( or ϖ) is a Glyph variant of lower case pi sometimes used in technical contexts as though it were a lower-case Omega with a Macron , though historically it is simply a Cursive form of pi. It is used as a symbol for
In HTML , the capital letter Π can be produced using the codes Π or Π, and the lower-case by using π or π within the source code. |
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