Kappa

Greek Letter Kappa (Κάππα - Κ)

Kappa came right from the Semitic languages unchanged into Greek and passed into Latin and English for the "k" sound.

"K" Letter in mathematics and in science

κ represents:

• the kappa curve
• the condition number of a matrix in numerical analysis
• curvature
• dielectric constant (usually ε)
• thermal conductivity (usually a lowercase Latin k)
• a spring constant (usually a lowercase Latin k)

Greek words with "κ"

καρέκλα, κήπος