Beta
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Beta (uppercase/lowercase
The sounds [b] and [v] resemble each other a lot. In Ancient Greek the "b" sound became "v" around 200 BC. Therefore, the letter B means the "v" sound in the Cyrillic alphabet, and a new letter, Б, was made for [b].
The letter beta is also used in finance, science and mathematics. For example. the beta function is named after the capital letter
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Greek/Hebrew/Latin-based Symbols in Mathematics". Math Vault. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ↑ "Greek alphabet letters & symbols (
α ,β ,γ ,δ ,ε ,...)". www.rapidtables.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02. - ↑ "Beta Symbol in Greek Alphabet". www.greeksymbols.net. Retrieved 2020-10-02.