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Meaning of Sigma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪɡmə

Definitions

  1. A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
  2. The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
  3. The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
  4. The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.
  5. A sigma male (a self-reliant and assertive male).

Equivalents

Català sigma
Čeština sigma
Deutsch Sigma
Ελληνικά σίγμα
Esperanto sigmo
Español sigma
Suomi sigma
Français sigma sigma
Magyar szigma
Italiano sigma
日本語 シグマ
한국어 시그마
Nederlands sigma
Polski sigma
Português sigma
Русский сигма
ไทย ซิกมา
Українська сигма

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.
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