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Kappa

Kappa can stand for:

Κ or κ, the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet: see Kappa (letter).
A type of mischievous water imp in Japanese mythology, also referred to in the Harry Potter novels: see Kappa (mythical creature).
The adiabatic index of a gas in physics.
A work of literature by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (March 1,1892 - July 24,1927).
A trickster in Hawaiian mythology: see Kappa (Hawaiian mythology) .
In traditional Finnish measures, a volume measure at market squares. Physically it is a wooden box open at one side, and is most frequently used to measure potatoes for customers.
An Italian fashion company: see Kappa (company).
Kappa Publishing Group, a US company which publishes adult puzzle books and magazines as well as children's magazines
A Japanese sounding rocket, Kappa (rocket)
Cohen's kappa coefficient, a measure of inter-observer agreement in statistical classification data.

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