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sigma

/ˈsɪɡmə/ noun · British & US
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What does sigma mean?

noun

The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, Σ. In mathematics, it is used to denote the sum of a series or the standard deviation of a population.

Example

"The professor used the Greek letter sigma to represent the average of the data set."

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