Zeta

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈziː.tÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈzeɪtÉ™/
• Rhymes: -iːtÉ™, -eɪtÉ™

Origin

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα.

Full definition of zeta

Noun

1. The name of the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, Î¶) preceded by epsilon (Ε, Îµ) and followed by eta, (Η, Î·); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ïœ, Ï)
2. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.Zeta of 3 is irrational