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Appendix A. Greek Letters

Many of our models use Greek letters. Here is a quick place to check what these letters are called.
Typically, we use lowercase letters, but this section contains uppercase letters as well.
Table A.1. Greek letters: names and symbols
Letter Lowercase Uppercase
Alpha \(\alpha\) \(A\)
Beta \(\beta\) \(B\)
Gamma \(\gamma\) \(\Gamma\)
Delta \(\delta\) \(\Delta\)
Epsilon \(\varepsilon\) or \(\epsilon\) \(E\)
Zeta \(\zeta\) \(Z\)
Eta \(\eta\) \(H\)
Theta \(\theta\) \(\Theta\)
Iota \(\iota\) \(I\)
Kappa \(\kappa\) \(K\)
Lambda \(\lambda\) \(\Lambda\)
Mu \(\mu\) \(M\)
Nu \(\nu\) \(N\)
Xi \(\xi\) \(\Xi\)
Omicron \(o\) \(O\)
Pi \(\pi\) \(\Pi\)
Rho \(\rho\) \(P\)
Sigma \(\sigma\) \(\Sigma\)
Tau \(\tau\) \(T\)
Upsilon \(\upsilon\) \(\Upsilon\)
Phi \(\phi\) \(\Phi\)
Chi \(\chi\) \(X\)
Psi \(\psi\) \(\Psi\)
Omega \(\omega\) \(\Omega\)