Barred lambda
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barred-lambda-232-957137
title:
Barred lambda
text:
The barred lambda, ƛ, is a modified letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used by the Salishan and Wakashan languages in Canada. It is also used in Americanist phonetic notation, where it is also known as running man, to transcribe. In physics, it is used to represent the angular wavelength, i.e. the wavelength (λ) divided by 2π (τ), which corresponds to the length taken up by one radian of the wave. It was first used in a phonetics context in American Anthropologist in 1934:
λ for [dl] has been
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Modified letter of the Greek alphabet
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_lambda
date created:
2006-03-06T17:06:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T21:18:03Z
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