Kappa Symbol in Greek Alphabet
Kappa (uppercase Κ, lowercase κ) is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeral system, it represents the number 20. The Greek letter came from the Phoenician letter kaph (or kāp) and it used to mean "palm of a hand". The letter represents the "k" sound in both ancient and modern languages. The lowercase kappa is used to denote the connectivity of a graph in graph theory or the curvature of a curve in differential geometry. You can see the usages of this letter in cosmology, physics, thermodynamics, engineering, biology, psychology, pharmacology, and macroeconomics. The uppercase kappa is also used in chemistry, mathematics and statistics.
The uppercase kappa (Κ) is used to represent an ordinal which is also a cardinal in math and statistics, as well as the denticity of the compound in chemistry. An opioid receptor is represented by the lowercase kappa in pharmacology. The multiplication factor in engineering and the compressibility of a compound in thermodynamics are denoted by the lowercase letter kappa too. The letter also shows the curvature of the universe in cosmology and the von Kármán constant in physics and engineering. Finally, Einstein's gravitational constant is denoted by the lowercase kappa.
Greek Capital Letter Kappa Symbol
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Greek Small Letter Kappa Symbol
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Kappa Symbol Entity Codes Table
| Kappa Symbol Name | Symbol | Decimal | Hex Entity | Html Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Capital Letter Kappa | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ |
| Greek Small Letter Kappa | κ | κ | κ | κ |
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