Definition of Lambda

Babylon English
lambda
n. letter of the Greek alphabet; consonant "L" (Phonetics)

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Lambda Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Lambda
The ratio of a change in the option price to a small change in the option volatility. It is the partial derivative of the option price with respect to the option volatility.

Options Trading Glossary
Lambda
The ratio of a change in the option price to a small change in the option volatility.


Lambda Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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LAMBDA
A version of typed lambda-calculus, used to describe semantic domains.
["Outline of a Mathematical Theory of Computation", D.S. Scott, TM PRG-2, PRG, Oxford U, 1971].


Lambda Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lambda
(n.)
The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.
  
(n.)
The name of the Greek letter /, /, corresponding with the English letter L, l.
  

WordNet 2.0
lambda

Noun
1. the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
(hypernym) letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(member-holonym) Greek alphabet
2. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
(hypernym) craniometric point

hEnglish - advanced version
lambda

lambda
\lamb"da\ (?), n. [nl., fr. gr. &?;.]
1. the name of the greek letter λ, ?, corresponding with the english letter l, l.
2. (anat.) the point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.
lambda
moth (zo?l.), a moth so called from a mark on its wings, resembling the greek letter lambda (λ).
lambda
n
1. the 11th letter of the greek alphabet
2. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull


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Lambda Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Lambda
Lambda (uppercase Λ, lowercase λ) is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 30. Letters that arose from Lambda include the Roman L and the Cyrillic letter El (Л, л).

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