Definition of Thta
The"ta (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. qh^ta,
the Greek letter θ, Θ.] A letter of the Greek alphabet
corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the
unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in
passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek
qa`natos, death.
Theta function (Math.), one of a group of
functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.
The"ta (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. qh^ta,
the Greek letter θ, Θ.] A letter of the Greek alphabet
corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the
unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in
passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek
qa`natos, death.
Theta function (Math.), one of a group of
functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- name for the eighth letter οf the modern Greek alphabet. Pronounced as a soft th as in thin or both. cf delta (Δ, δ) the hard th sound in that.
- The ninth in Old Greek
- (Mathematics) The measure of an angle.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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