how to pronounce lambda

/ˈlæm.də/

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lambda is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lambda in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… bacteria phage lambda finishing those …”

meanings of lambda

noun:

The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
The cosmological constant.
The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
A lambda expression.
A lambda baryon.
The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
Unit representation of wavelength.

lambda frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lambda occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lambda can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lambda can be often used in the following areas:

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