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Gamma (uppercase '''Γ''', lowercase '''γ''') is the third letter of the Greek Alphabet . In the system of Greek Numerals it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician Letter Gimel . Letters that arose from Gamma include the Roman C and G and the Cyrillic letters Ge Г and Ghe Ґ.

In Modern Greek , it represents either a Voiced Velar Fricative or a Voiced Palatal Fricative . In Ancient Greek , it represented a Voiced Velar Stop . Before velars, it represents a Velar Nasal in Modern as well as Ancient Greek, and a double gamma represents a Prenasalized Voiced Velar Stop ().


USE AS A SYMBOL OR A TERM

See Also: Gamma (disambiguation)



Gamma is often used to denote a variable in Mathematics and Physics .
In certain areas it has a specific meaning, such as representing Gamma Radiation , such as gamma waves.