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For the record Capital Lamda in Unicode: Λ Unicode uses the spelling "lamda" in character names, instead of "lambda", but I could not find the reason for that.
by qznc 11y ago
For the record Capital Lamda in Unicode: Λ
Unicode uses the spelling "lamda" in character names, instead of "lambda", but I could not find the reason for that.
- netmare 11y ago"Lamda" is the modern pronunciation, while "lambda" is the ancient one, apparently. However, for the letters Μ and Ν they use the ancient Mu/Nu, instead of the modern Mi/Ni, so I fail to see the logic.
- tgb 11y agoDo you pronounce mu as mee? Nu as nee? I've always heard them as mew and new in the US. And what is the difference between lamda and lambda for pronunciation? I'd say them the same.
- netmare 11y agoI also call them 'mew' and 'new' in English, but their modern names are 'mee' and 'nee'. I'm not sure what the ancient Greek pronunciation is, but I think that's where the 'ew' sound comes from. The same goes for lambda. I use that in math & programming, but the letter Λ is actually called [lamða] in modern Greek ('ð' is the sound of 'th' in 'the'). That's apparently how 'lamda' is supposed to sound.