delta

ˈdɛltə

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#1·7h ago

The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

Origin: From , borrowed from a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from . . * (river): from the triangular shape of the majuscule Greek letter delta Δ * (USSF): from the delta wing, symbol of the USSF, a triangular wing, shaped like the majuscule Greek letter delta Δ. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)

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#3·7h ago

(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.

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