Omega

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Omega is the 24th and final letter of the Greek alphabet, often symbolizing the end, limit, or ultimate point in various scientific, mathematical, and religious contexts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ωμέγα 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek letter
alphabetic character
belongsToAlphabetFamily Phoenician-derived alphabets GENERATED
contrastsWith Omicron GENERATED
distinctionFromOmicron long vs short o-sound GENERATED
followsLetter Psi GENERATED
formsPhrase Alpha and Omega GENERATED
hasLowercaseForm ω
hasUppercaseForm Ω
introducedInGreekAlphabetPeriod Classical Greek GENERATED
isFinalLetterOf Greek alphabet
meaningOfPhrase the beginning and the end GENERATED
nameInGreek Omega self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ωμέγα
numericValueInGreekNumerals 800 GENERATED
pairedWith Alpha GENERATED
positionInAlphabet 24
precedesLetter none GENERATED
representsSound /ɔː/
long mid-back rounded vowel
script Greek
symbolInBigONotationFamily lower bound (Ω-notation) GENERATED
symbolInBook Book of Revelation GENERATED
symbolInComplexAnalysis domain (Ω) GENERATED
symbolInControlTheory frequency GENERATED
symbolInCosmology density parameter (Ω) GENERATED
symbolInNumberTheory prime factor count function (Ω(n)) GENERATED
symbolInPhysics ohm (unit of electrical resistance) GENERATED
solid angle (steradian, Ω)
symbolInReligion God’s ultimate authority GENERATED
symbolInSetTheory first uncountable ordinal (Ω) GENERATED
symbolizes completion GENERATED
end GENERATED
finality GENERATED
last GENERATED
limit GENERATED
ultimate point GENERATED
symbolizesInChristianity Christ GENERATED
transliteration omega GENERATED
ōmega
UnicodeCodePointLowercase U+03C9
UnicodeCodePointUppercase U+03A9
usedAsSymbolIn computer science
cosmology
electrical engineering
mathematics
physics GENERATED
theology

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alpha contrastedWith Omega
Omega nameInGreek Omega self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ωμέγα