lambda

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.də/

Noun

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
2. Unit representation of wavelength.
3. (physics) The cosmological constant.
4. (computing, programming) A lambda expression.
5. (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
6. (physics) A lambda baryon.
7. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, omega

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈlam.da/

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdes)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ)

Czech

Noun

lambda n or f

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmbdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mbdɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mdɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lamb‧da

Noun

lambda

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Derived terms

• lambda-anturi

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃b.da/

Noun

lambda m (plural lambda or lambdas)

1. lambda (Greek letter)
2. (finance) price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder
3. (ethology) the most ordinary member of a group
4. a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ
5. (acoustics) a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
6. Silver Y (moth)

   Synonym: noctuelle gamma

Usage notes

• Traditionally and most commonly, the plural is spelled without an s. However, according to the 1990 spelling reform, the plural should be spelled with an s.

Adjective

lambda (plural lambdas)

1. common, usual

Further reading

• “lambda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒmbdɒ]
• Hyphenation: lamb‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

Noun

lambda (plural lambdák)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Icelandic

Noun

lambda n (genitive singular lambdas, nominative plural lömbdu)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Declension

Italian

Noun

lambda m or f (invariable)

1. lambda (Greek letter)

Noun

lambda m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) lambda

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda), from Phoenician 𐤋‬‎ (l‬ /lāmed/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlam.bda/
• Rhymes: -ambda
• Syllabification: lam‧bda

Noun

lambda f

1. lambda (Greek letter Λ, λ)
2. (physics) lambda baryon

Declension

Further reading

• lambda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lambda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

lambda m (plural lambdas)

1. lambda (name of the Greek letter Λ, λ)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λάμβδα (lámvda).

Noun

lambda m (plural lambda)

1. lambda

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamda/ [ˈlãm.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -amda

Noun

lambda f (plural lambdas)

1. lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ

Further reading

• “lambda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014