Definition
Definition of sigma - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
languageTECH. the 18th letter of the Greek alphabetTECH.
- Sigma is often used in scientific terms.
2.
mathematicsTECH. symbol Σ used for summation in mathematicsTECH.
- The formula includes a sigma for summation.
3.
statisticsTECH. symbol σ representing standard deviation in statisticsTECH.
- The data has a sigma of 2.
4.
- He acts like a real sigma and does his own thing.
Expressions with sigma
💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
protein guiding RNA polymerase to DNA promoters
The sigma factor binds to the RNA polymerase.
Origin of sigma
Greek, sigma (letter of the alphabet)
Terms with sigma included in their meaning
💡 A powerful way to uncover related words, idioms, and expressions linked by the same idea — and explore meaning beyond exact word matches.
chemistry
influence of a substituent on electron distribution through sigma bonds
acr: Six Sigma Black Belt
person certified to lead Six Sigma projects
linguistics
aorist tense without the sigma phoneme
linguistics
aorist formed by adding sigma or -s to the stem
chemistry
molecular shift of sigma bonds in a molecule
Examples of sigma in a sentence
The symbol for summation in mathematics is sigma. The equation required a sigma to calculate the total. Students learned to use sigma in their math class. The experiment's results showed a sigma of 1.5. Engineers calculated a sigma to assess quality. As a sigma, he prefers solitude over social gatherings.
The sigma in the group always leads by example.
View all translations of sigma
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:sigma, homme alpha indépendant, ...
- German:Sigma, Standardabweichung, ...
- Italian:sigma, deviazione standard, ...
- Spanish:sigma, hombre independiente, ...
- Portuguese:sigma, homem independente, ...
- Chinese:西格玛, Σ符号, ...
- Japanese:シグマ, 総和記号, ...
- Arabic:سِغْمَا, سيغما, ...
- Hebrew:סִיגְמָא, סִיגְמָה, ...
- Russian:сигма, независимый мужчина, ...
- Ukrainian:сігма, сигма, ...
- Hindi:सिग्मा, योग प्रतीक, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the