Delta Symbol in Greek Alphabet
Delta (uppercase Δ, lowercase δ) is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeral system, it has the value of four. Originally, the letter delta derived from daleth (the Phoenician letter), which meant door. So, at the beginning, the letter D was drawn as a gate or a door. The capital letter looked alike as the Phoenician's. Today we use this letter in mathematics, science, genetics, finance, etc. And also you can see this symbol is used to denote the major seventh chord in jazz music. The lowercase delta δ is used to indicate deflection in engineering mechanics, and also you can see using in chemistry, actuarial science, mathematics and optical mineralogy.
The upper-case delta (Δ) is used to represent "difference" or "change" in mathematics. As well as the phrase "River delta" takes its name from the upper-case delta. The lowercase Delta (δ) is used to denote a partial charge in molecular chemistry. This Greek symbol has a meaning in law too. The uppercase letter Delta, Δ represents "defendant" in law.
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Greek Small Letter Delta Symbol
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Delta Symbol Entity Codes Table
| Delta Symbol Name | Symbol | Decimal | Hex Entity | Html Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Capital Letter Delta | Δ | Δ | Δ | Δ |
| Greek Small Letter Delta | δ | δ | δ | δ |
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