What is Gamma (disambiguation)?
[[Gamma (letter)|Gamma]] is a Greek letter. Used as a symbol or name it may refer to: ==Language== * [[Latin gamma]], used as an IPA symbol for [[voiced velar fricative]], and in the alphabets of African languages. ==Science and Mathematics== The Greek letter gamma is used in both science and mathematics very often. ===Unspecified=== * [[Gamma wave]], a type of brain wave * [[Lapse rate]], the temperature change with height in an atmosphere * [[linewidth]], relating to uncertainty of mass energy in short-lived particles * Gamma is an old non-SI name for either a [[gram|microgram]] or for a [[nanotesla]], SI units * [[Socionics#Quadras|Gamma quadra]], in Socionics ===Lower case, γ=== * [[Gamma correction]], a property of images and video displays * [[Gamma ray]], also Gamma radiation, an electromagnetic ray * [[Adiabatic index]], also known as the [[Heat capacity ratio]], the ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure to that at constant volume. * [[Bayer designation]], the third brightest star * [[Euler-Mascheroni constant]], a mathematical constant * [[photon]], seen as an elementary particle in physics * [[Lorentz factor]] in relativity theory and astronomy * [[propagation constant]] of an electromagnetic wave * [[voiced velar fricative]] in phonetics ===Upper case, Γ=== * [[Gamma distribution]], a probability distribution function * [[Gamma function]], a mathematical function * [[Christoffel symbol]] in General Relativity * [[reflection coefficient]] in electrical engineering * [[mathematical finance]], where it is a risk measure, or ''[[Greeks (finance)|Greek]]'' * center of the [[Brillouin zone]] * The [[Large_countable_ordinal#The Feferman-Schütte ordinal and beyond |Feferman-Schütte_ordinal]] Γ<sub>0</sub> ==Technology== * [[Development stage#Release candidate|Gamma software]], in computer software and video game development * [[GM Gamma platform]] - a [[subcompact]] [[automobile platform]] by [[General Motors]] * [[Gamma correction]], in video, graphics, color spaces, and photographic imaging *