Rho Symbol in Greek Alphabet
Rho (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. In Greek numerals, it has a value of 100. The letter rho came from the Phoenician letter rēš, meaning head. The Phoenicians changed the Egyptian Ro and renamed it. But the ancient Greeks didn’t make any changes, just renamed it Rho. The lowercase rho (ρ) is used in economics, mathematics, ecology, molecular biology, computer programming and statistics.
The Greek letter rho is used to stand for "density", "resistivity", in physics. It is also used in "a rho meson" which is a short-lived hadronic particle in particle physics. In mathematics, this greek symbol indicates Dickman's function, the plastic number, the prime constant, etc. The letter rho stands for Spearman's rho in statistics, the population damping ratio in ecology, the Rho family of GTPases and the Rho protein in molecular biology. You can also notice that the letter rho is used in The Chi-Rho symbol that is one of the earliest forms of Christogram.
Greek Capital Letter Rho Symbol
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Greek Small Letter Rho Symbol
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Rho Symbol Entity Codes Table
| Rho Symbol Name | Symbol | Decimal | Hex Entity | Html Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Capital Letter Rho | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ |
| Greek Small Letter Rho | ρ | ρ | ρ | ρ |
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