lambda

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.də/

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lambda (plural lambdas)

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. Unit representation of wavelength.
3. (physics) The cosmological constant.
4. (computing, programming) A lambda expression.
5. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium
6. (physics) A lambda baryon
7. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.da/

lambda f (plural lambdes)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ).

lambda n

1. lambda (Greek letter)

< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑmdɑ]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da

lambda

1. lambda (Greek letter)

• lambda-anturi

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃b.da/

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lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)

1. lambda (Greek letter)
2. (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
3. (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
4. a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
5. (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
6. Silver Y (moth)

• 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.

• (moth): noctuelle gamma

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. common, usual

• “lambda” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da

lambda (plural lambdák)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda m or f (invariable)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

lambda m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) lambda

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bda/

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lambda f

1. lambda (letter)
2. (physics) lambda baryon

lambda m (plural lambdas)

1. lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamda/, [ˈlãmd̪a]

lambda f (plural lambdas)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ