What is the meaning of gamma?

noun

  • The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted.
  • Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524. ).
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