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Encyclopedia > Omicron (letter)
Greek alphabet
Α α Alpha Β β Beta
Γ γ Gamma Δ δ Delta
Ε ε Epsilon Ζ ζ Zeta
Η η Eta Θ θ Theta
Ι ι Iota Κ κ Kappa
Λ λ Lambda Μ μ Mu
Ν ν Nu Ξ ξ Xi
Ο ο Omicron Π π Pi
Ρ ρ Rho Σ σ Sigma
Τ τ Tau Υ υ Upsilon
Φ φ Phi Χ χ Chi
Ψ ψ Psi Ω ω Omega
Obsolete letters
Ϝ ϝ Digamma Ϻ ϻ San
Ϙ ϙ Qoppa Ϡ ϡ Sampi


Omicron (upper case Ο, lower case ο) is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70.


The upper-case letter Ο is used as a symbol for:

  • The Big O notation, representing the asymptotic rate of growth of a function in mathematics.

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Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Omicron (564 words)
Such a vowel was represented by omicron [Grlittle o ], its formal and positional correspondent in the Greek alphabet.
O 15th letter of the English alphabet and a letter employed in the alphabets of all other w European languages.
The 15th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English.
Omicron Bots (299 words)
The Omicron is said to be the King of Bots.
The Omicron Bot is named after the (ex-)Clan, and the Clan is named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.
The Omicron Bot is an artificial player for the computer game Quake and is the result of a project initially started to educate the Omicron Clan members in the way(s) of the deathmatch warrior.
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