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by nayuki 26 days ago
While bored in high school math class around the year 2005, I forced myself to learn the Greek alphabet. That very much came in handy in university, as Greek letters are frequently used for variables in computer science, mathematics, and physics.
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Also plastered on frat and sorority houses all over town :-) (at least at many universities in the US)
The full alphabet?
You aren’t familiar with the α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ ς τ υ φ χ ψ ω sorority?
First time I see ς as part of the alphabet. Looks as if there were 25 letters.
It’s also a variant of sigma