Delta
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Delta may refer to:
- Δ or δ, a letter of the Greek alphabet. See delta (letter)
- A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river, roughly in shape of Δ. See river delta, also Mississippi delta, California Delta region, Nile Delta.
- Δ, symbol in math, to express a change or difference in values, e.g. ΔT or dT = temperature change.
- In mathematical finance delta, δ, is one of "The Greeks"; delta measures the sensitivity of the value of a derivative to changes in the price of its underlying instrument.
- A mathematical function, δ, often used in Electronics and Digital Signal Processing.
- In particle physics, the delta particle is a short lived resonance of the proton. See baryon.
- In astronomy, the fourth brightest (usually) star in a constellation. See Bayer designation.
- In information technology, delta compression is a process that produces a file recording only the changes (or diff) between versions.
- The letter D in the NATO phonetic alphabet, except in airports
- A female in police CB code. (Alpha represents a male)
- A type of connection in three phase electrical wiring.
- The Netherlands' "Delta" project to significantly reduce the risk of flooding in Holland.
- 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta or 1st SFOD-Delta, or "Delta Force" - a US counterterrorist unit.
- A Canadian hotel chain, Delta Hotels
- A Greek dairy producer and manufacturer, See Delta Holdings S.A.
- A computer, see Delta (computer)
- A computergame made by Thalamus Ltd, see Delta (computergame)
- A car, see Lancia Delta
- A family of rockets, see Delta
- In neuroscience the slowest range of brainwaves.
People and organizations named Delta include:
- Delta Air Lines, an airline company
- Penelope Delta, a Greek writer/poet (unconfirmed)
- The Australian actress, singer and songwriter Delta Goodrem
- The American actress Delta Burke
- The German psychedelic trance project The Delta
- The oldest continually active Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. See Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega
- Temporarily activated squadron of U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at Ramstein Airbase in Germany consisting of mainly National Guard and Reserve people
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
- Visa Delta
- An Italian pen company
Delta in literature:
- Deltas are the second lowest caste in Aldous Huxley's dystopic satire Brave New World.
Cities, villages and counties called Delta:
See also
- Delta-wing
- Dirac delta function
- Delta encoding
- Delta modulation
- the Delta Works
- Delta rocket
- Delta class submarine
- Delta blues
- Delta hedging strategy
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