Greek Letters
Greek Letters and Their Maple Symbols
Examples
The following table lists Greek letters and the corresponding Maple symbols that display as Greek letters in a worksheet.
Greek Letter
Maple Symbol
Lowercase
Uppercase
α, Α
alpha
Alpha
β, Β
beta
Beta *
γ, Γ
gamma *
Gamma
δ, Δ
delta
Delta
ε, Ε
epsilon
Epsilon
ζ, Ζ
zeta
Zeta
η, Η
eta
Eta
θ, Θ
theta
Theta
ι, Ι
iota
Iota
κ, Κ
kappa
Kappa
λ, Λ
lambda
Lambda
μ, Μ
mu
Mu
ν, Ν
nu
Nu
ξ, Ξ
xi
Xi
ο, Ο
omicron
Omicron
π, Π
pi
PI
ρ, Ρ
rho
Rho
σ, Σ
sigma
Sigma
τ, Τ
tau
Tau
υ, ϒ
upsilon
Upsilon
φ, Φ
phi
Phi
χ, Χ
chi
CHI
ψ, Ψ
psi
Psi *
ω, Ω
omega
Omega
ϵ
varepsilon
ϰ
varkappa
ϕ
varphi
ϖ
varpi
ϑ
vartheta
ς
varsigma
An asterisk ( * ) indicates that the letter is displayed by using a protected symbol.
If a non-negative integer is placed immediately after a symbol in the table above, the corresponding Greek letter followed by the integer is displayed.
The protected symbols gamma and Pi are Maple constants. The protected symbols Beta, GAMMA, Zeta, Chi, and Psi are Maple procedures. The following table lists each protected symbol and its display appearance.
Symbol
Displays as
gamma
γ
Pi
π
Beta
Β
GAMMA
Γ
Ζ
Χ
Psi
Ψ
alpha;
α
Zeta;
Zeta(x);
ζ⁡x
PI;
Π
CHI;
CHI(x+Iy);
Χ⁡x+Iy
alpha1;
α1
See Also
Chi
initialfunctions
protect
Typing Greek Symbols
unprotect
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