The Influence of Greek Letters and Words

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The Influence of Greek Letters and Words

• alpha (first Greek letter)
• beta (second Greek letter) alphabet

alpha (first Greek letter) male or female
highest ranked animal within a group of animals
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Influence of Greek . . .

• beta (second Greek letter)
• name of a star second-brightest star in a
  particular constellation

river delta triangular-shaped mouth of a
large river
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Influence of Greek . . .
(the middle letter of the Greek alphabet) the
arithmetic mean
(first letter of Greek word for perimeter)
the ratio of circumference to diameter
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Influence of Greek . . .

• alpha (first Greek letter)
• omega (last Greek letter)
• the Beginning and the End (God in Christianity)