Kappa

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Kappa (upper case Κ, lower case κ) is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 20.

In mathematics, the kappa curve is named after this letter; the tangents of this curve were first calculated by Barrow (17th Century).

The upper-case letter Κ is used as a symbol for:

In textual criticism, the Byzantine text-type (from Κοινη, Koine, the common text).

Greek alphabet
Α α Alpha	Β β Beta	Γ γ Gamma
Δ δ Delta	Ε ε Epsilon	Ζ ζ Zeta
Η η Eta	Θ θ Theta	Ι ι Iota
Κ κ Kappa	Λ λ Lambda	Μ μ Mu
Ν ν Nu	Ξ ξ Xi	Ο ο Omicron
Π π Pi	Ρ ρ Rho	Σ σ Sigma
Τ τ Tau	Υ υ Upsilon	Φ φ Phi
Χ χ Chi	Ψ ψ Psi	Ω ω Omega

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