Meaning of Sigma | Babel Free
ˈsɪɡməDefinitions
- A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
- The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
- The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
- The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.
- A sigma male (a self-reliant and assertive male).
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Examples
“Their names, which are expressive of some bodily or mental excellence, all end with the same letter---the letter which is called San by the Dorians, and Sigma by the Ionians.”
“2011, Paul Rincon, (bbc.co.uk) LHC: Higgs boson 'may have been glimpsed' None of the spikes seen by the experiments is at much more than the "two sigma" level of certainty. A level of "five sigma" is required to claim a discovery, meaning there is less than a one in a million chance the data spike is down to a statistical fluke.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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