μ

See also: Μ, Μ΄, µ, μ', μ΄, μ-, and Appendix:Variations of "m"

μ U+03BC, μ
GREEK SMALL LETTER MU
λ
[U+03BB]
Greek and Coptic ν
[U+03BD]

Translingual

Symbol

μ (English symbol name mu)

  1. (statistics) population mean
  2. (physics) coefficient of friction
  3. (physics) magnetic permeability
  4. (physics) muon
  5. (physics) standard gravitational parameter
  6. (metrology, physics, dated) micron (micrometre)
    Synonym: μm (micrometre)
    Coordinate term: Å (ångström)

Derived terms

Further reading

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Μ.

Letter

μ • (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)

  1. Lower-case mu (μῦ), the 12th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the bilabial nasal /m/. It is preceded by λ and followed by ν.

Derived terms

See also mu

See also

Greek

Letter

μ • (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)

  1. The lower case letter mu (μι), the 12th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Symbol

μ • (m)

  1. meter (metre), the unit of length in the International System of Units

See also