zeta

Meaning

Noun

• The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
• A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.

Origin

• From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα. zed.