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Because European mathematics is very heavily rooted in the mathematics of ancient Greece, and due to the need for many symbols to represent constants, variables, functions and other mathematical objects, mathematicians frequently use letters from the Greek alphabet in their work.

Greek Letters

Upper Case Lower Case Name
A \alpha Alpha
B \beta Beta
\Gamma \gamma Gamma
\Delta \delta Delta
E \varepsilon Epsilon
Z \zeta Zeta
H \eta Eta
\Theta \theta Theta
I \iota Iota
K \kappa Kappa
\Lambda \lambda Lambda
M \mu Mu
N \nu Nu
\Xi \xi Xi
O o Omicron
\Pi \pi Pi
P \rho Rho
\Sigma \sigma Sigma
T \tau Tau
Y \upsilon Upsilon
\Phi \phi Phi
X \chi Chi
\Psi \psi Psi
\Omega \omega Omega
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