Zeta
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈziË.tÉ™/
- US IPA: /ˈzeɪtə/
- Rhymes: -iËtÉ™, -eɪtÉ™
Origin
From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα.
Full definition of zeta
Noun
zeta
(plural zetas)- The name of the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ïœ, Ï)
- (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.Zeta of 3 is irrational