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Lambda
The lambda is a unit of measure of volume (symbol λ) equal to one microlitre (1 μL) or one cubic millimetre (1 mm³).
Lambda (upper case Λ, lower case λ) is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 30.
Lambda is a shuttle type in Star Wars. See Lambda Shuttle .
In art and photography, a lambda-print is a positive image, usually a photograph, executed on photographic (light-sensitive) paper using a dedicated laser printer (e. g. Océ LightJet), as opposed to a C-type or an inkjet print.
The upper-case letter Λ is used as a symbol for:
- The lambda particles in particle physics
- The set of logical axioms in the axiomatic method of logical deduction in first-order logic
- The cosmological constant
The lower-case letter λ is used as a symbol for:
- The wavelength of a wave in physics
- The radioactive decay constant
- The Lambda phage virus in biology
- Eigenvalues in linear algebra
- The definition of anonymous functions in lambda calculus and, by extension, some programming languages
- The language Unlambda is a functional programming language based upon combinatory logic, a simplification of the lambda calculus that does not involve the lambda at all, hence the un- prefix.
- Gay pride (explanations for this usage vary)
- The Half-Life computer game
- Air to fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine
- A Japanese rocket type, Lambda (rocket)
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