gammas

Greek letter threes

Gammas is the plural of gamma, the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).

In scientific contexts, gamma rays are high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

In photography and display technology, gamma refers to the contrast curve between input and output brightness.

In finance, gamma measures the rate of change in an option's delta.

radiation

alpha

First Greek letter

  • betaGreek alphabet's second letter
  • raysLines from a source
  • ionizingProducing charged particles

radiotherapy · isotopes · nuclear · decay · radionuclides · half-life · oncology · dosimeter · Geiger · emission

Greek

alphabet

Language's letter system

  • letterWritten symbol or message
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign
  • deltaSymbol denoting variation

alpha · beta · sigma · omega · fraternity · sorority · notation · mathematics · variable · coefficient

physics

particle

Minute piece of matter

  • neutrinoUncharged, near-massless particle
  • leptonFundamental particle without strong interactions
  • quarkFundamental matter particle

boson · fermion · hadron · gluon · muon · tau · proton · neutron · electron · positron

Opposites
social hierarchy position

gammasalphas

First Greek letters

alpha males · leaders · dominants · alpha females · betas

radiation/wave energy spectrum

gammasradio waves

Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation

alpha particles · beta particles · infrared · microwaves

Phrases
Family

gamma, gamma-ray

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