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"Omicron" does sound fairly ominous. I wonder if that was part of the calculation? To make it sound like something scary that you should take seriously.
by softwaredoug 5y ago
"Omicron" does sound fairly ominous. I wonder if that was part of the calculation? To make it sound like something scary that you should take seriously.
- _djo_ 5y agoNo, it was just the next letter in the alphabet after Nu (not used because of its similarity with Mu and the ‘Nu/New’ thing) and Xi (not used to avoid making the discussion about a political controversy rather than the variant.
- HPsquared 5y agoIn Greek it means "little O" (o-mikron), compared to Omega ("big O", o-mega).
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