| CAP / lower |
Name &
Description |
| A
a |
ALPHA (AL-fuh) First letter of the Greek
alphabet. |
| B
b |
BETA
(BAY-tuh) |
| G
g |
GAMMA (GAM-uh) |
| D
d |
DELTA (DEL-tuh) |
| E
e |
EPSILON (EP-sil-on)
The second form of the lower case epsilon is
used as the “set membership” symbol. |
| Z
z |
ZETA
(ZAY-tuh) |
| H
h |
ETA
(AY-tuh) |
| Q
q |
THETA (THAY-tuh) |
| I
i |
IOTA
(eye-OH-tuh) |
| K
k |
KAPPA (KAP-uh) |
| L
l |
LAMBDA (LAM-duh) |
| M
m |
MU
(MYOO) |
| N
n |
NU
(NOO) |
| X
x |
XI
(Z-EYE) |
| O
o |
OMICRON (OM-i-KRON)
Rarely used because it looks like an
‘o.’ |
| P
p |
PI
(PIE) The
lower-case Pi is universally used to represent that number which is
the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The
upper-case Pi is used as the “product” symbol. |
| R
r |
RHO
(ROW) |
| S
s,V |
SIGMA (SIG-muh) The capital Sigma is used as the “summation”
symbol. |
| T
t |
TAU
(TAW) |
| U
u |
UPSILON (OOP-sil-ON) |
| F
f |
PHI
(FEE) The two
versions of lower-case Phi are used
interchangeably. |
| C
c |
CHI
(K-EYE) |
| Y
y |
PSI
(SIGH) |
| W
w |
OMEGA (oh-MAY-guh)
Last letter of the Greek
alphabet. |