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How to use sigma in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, adjective

Sigma means the eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient. Example: “How in the sigma are we meant to stop climate change?”

More sentences with sigma

  • How in the sigma are we meant to stop climate change?From the entry the sigma
  • What the sigma is he doing to that dog?From the entry the sigma
  • Recently, chatter on social media has people buzzing about the oh-so-rare sigma male.2021 March 9, “What is a sigma male — the so-called rarest man?”, in National Post. From the entry sigma male
  • We present the analytical solutions of the geodesic equations in terms of Weierstrass elliptic and Kleinian sigma hyperelliptical functions.2016, Sobhan Kazempour, Reza Saffari, Saheb Soroushfar, “Analytical solutions of the geodesic equation in the (rotating) black…. From the entry hyperelliptical
  • In sigma-1 KO animals, a reduced afterhyperpolarization results in a higher firing frequency and a stronger muscle contraction.2015, Timur A. Mavlyutov et al., “Role of the Sigma-1 receptor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)”, in Journal of pharmacological…. From the entry afterhyperpolarization
  • The construction of stationary axisymmetric multiwormhole solutions to gravitating field theories admitting toroidal reductions to three-dimensional gravitating sigma models is reviewed.2015, Gérard Clément, “Axisymmetric multiwormholes revisited”, in arXiv. From the entry multiwormhole
  • Small sigmata are very rare, and trichodragmata are apparently absent.1932, Records of the Indian Museum, volume 34, page 329. From the entry trichodragma
  • The signal has a "10 sigma" stamp of accuracy, meaning that there is only a 1 in 10²² chance of it being a statistical fluctuation.2015 July 15, “Pentaquark discovery at LHC shows long-sought new form of matter [print version: LHC bags another new particle, 18 July…. From the entry pentaquark
  • Still, at the 3 sigma level, there is about a 50% chance of a false negative if data are censored below that level and are treated as nondetections.2008, C. Swyngedouw, R. Lessard, “Quality Control in Soil Chemical Analysis”, in Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry nondetection
  • The evidence presented in this report indicates that the primary target of the Rsb phosphoregulatory network in Chlamydia trachomatis is σ 66, the main ‘housekeeping’ sigma factor of the pathogen.2015 August 27, Christopher C. Thompson et al., “The Rsb Phosphoregulatory Network Controls Availability of the Primary Sigma Factor in…. From the entry phosphoregulatory

Meaning of sigma

  1. noun The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
  2. noun The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
  3. noun The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.

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Questions about sigma in a sentence

How do you use sigma in a sentence?
Sigma is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “How in the sigma are we meant to stop climate change?”
What is a short sentence with sigma?
“What the sigma is he doing to that dog?”
What does sigma mean?
Sigma means the eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.

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