Sigma

Definition: Sigma

Sigma

Noun

1. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Sigma \Sig"ma\, noun; plural Sigmas. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression.]. (Websters 1913)

Computing

Aerospace

Mathematics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SIGMA

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: Sigma

Dutch (sigma), Italian (Sigma), Spanish (Sigma).

Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather (1966)

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Sigma Alimentos SA de CV: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Sigma Co Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Sigma Designs, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Sigma Koki Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Sigma Technology Group Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Stress, Immunity and Aging a Role for Acetyl-L-Carnitine: Proceedings of the Workshop Held in Pomezia, Rome, Italy Organised by Sigma Tau, 13 Septe (reference)

• The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Process Improvement Teams (reference)

• The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance (reference)

• In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement (reference)

• Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Pocket Guide (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Sigma (reference)

• Six Sigma Forum (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Transformers Vol. 4 - The Key To Vector Sigma (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Sigma [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Sigma Designs Remote Control for the Hollywood Plus (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Sigma Phi fraternity house, Williams College. Credit: Library of Congress.

Phi Sigma House, Wellesley College, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

Major U.S. players include Johnson & Johnson (diagnostics), Becton-Dickinson, Coulter, ICN, Sigma, Life Care, Abbott Laboratory, Dade, and Waters, among others. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

A report by the International Private Capital Task Force (IPCTF) and Sigma Bleyzer, entitled "Accelerating the Flow of International Private Capital to Ukraine," concluded that Ukraine is receiving only a fraction of potential FDI and that a series of economic policy changes could therefore lead to a rapid increase in FDI. (references)

Trade

Argentina

Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "sigma": Sigma Factor ♦ sigma language ♦ sigma memory ♦ sigma of Thoma ♦ sigma phase. Additional references.

Beginning with "sigma": sigma-pi, Sigma-ray.

Chinese 

斯� �� � (Sigmas). (various references)

Danish

sigma. (various references)

Dutch

sommatieteken, sigma. (various references)

Finnish

sigma. (various references)

French

sigma de Thoma (sigma of Thoma), mémoire de cumul (sigma memory), coefficient de cavitation de Thoma (sigma of Thoma), coefficient de Thoma (sigma of Thoma), colonne sigma (sigma pile), facteur sigma (sigma factor, sigma subunit), langage SIGLA (sigma language), l'attaque intergranulaire peut être reliée � la présence le long des joints de grains de carbures de chrome et éventuellement de titane,ou de composés intermétalliques tels que la phase Sigma (or of intermetallic compounds such as the Sigma phase), les phases sigma sont de composition stoéchiométrique (sigma phases have stoichiometric compositions), électrons sigma (sigma-electrons), l'influence de l'apparition de la phase sigma sur le comportement de certains alliages permet de présumer qu'une transformation ordre-désordre précède la formation de la phase sigma (the effect of sigma phase formation on the behaviour of somealloys induces to assume that an order-disorder transformation takes place before the sigma phase forms), unité sigma-pi (sigma-pi unit), mémoire sigma (sigma memory), méson sigma (sigma meson), malaxeur � pales Sigma (sigma-shaped kneader mixer), phase sigma (sigma phase), pile sigma (sigma pile), rythme sigma (sigma activity), liaisons sigma (sigma-bonds). (various references)

German

Summenzeichen (sigma sign), Sigma (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid, sigmoid colon). (various references)

Greek 

συγκόλληση σίγμα (sigma welding), συντελεστής σπηλαίωσης THOMA (cavitation coefficient of Thoma, sigma of Thoma), σίγμα του THOMA (cavitation coefficient of Thoma, sigma of Thoma), γλώσσα SIGLA (sigma language), μνήμη σίγμα (sigma memory), μαλακτήρας με βραχίονες S (Baker-Perkins kneader, sigma-shaped kneader mixer, Z-shaped kneader), φάσεις σίγμα (sigma phase), η επίδραση του σχηματισμού φάσης σίγμα επί της συμπεριφοράς ορισμένων κραμάτων επιτρέπει να συμπεράνουμε οτι μετασχηματισμός του τύπου τ� (the effect of sigma phase formation on the behaviour of somealloys induces to assume that an order-disorder transformation takes place before the sigma phase forms), οι φάσεις σίγμα έχουν στοιχειομετρικές συστάσεις των ατόμων της τρισδιάστατης μοναδιαίας κυψελίδας (sigma phases have stoichiometric compositions). (various references)

Hungarian

szigma. (various references)

Italian

Sigma (Colon sigmoideum, pelvic colon, sigmoid, sigmoid colon). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

シクラミン酸ナトリウ� (Cyclamen, signal, signature, sodium cyclamate). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

シグマ . (various references)

Korean 

시그마 (Sigmas). (various references)

Pig Latin

igmasay

Portuguese

ritmo sigma (sigma activity), o ataque intergranular pode estar ligado � presença ao longo das juntas de grãos de carbonetos de crómio e eventualmente de titânio ou de compostos intermediários tais como a fase Sigma (intergranular corrosion may be connected with the presence along the grain boundaries of chromium carbide and possibly of titanium, or of intermetallic compounds such as the Sigma phase), misturador-amassador universal (Baker-Perkins kneader, sigma-shaped kneader mixer, Z-shaped kneader), linguagem SIGLA (sigma language), fase sigma (sigma phase), coeficiente de Thoma (cavitation coefficient of Thoma, sigma of Thoma), coeficiente de cavitação de Thoma (cavitation coefficient of Thoma, sigma of Thoma), actividade sigma (sigma activity). (various references)

Russian 

сигма. (various references)

Spanish

sigma (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid, sigmoid colon). (various references)

Swedish

summeringsminne (sigma memory), sigmastapel (diffusion stack, sigma pile), sigma-pi-enhet (sigma-pi unit), sigmameson (sigma meson), programmeringsspråk SIGLA (sigma language). (various references)

Thai

ตัวอักษรกรีกตัวที่18. (various references)

Ukranian 

Сигма. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "sigma": sigmas, sigmate. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Sigma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Asiema, digma, igman, Kigoma, nigam, sagma, Saikama, sanma, segamo, segma, sgm, Shigemi, Sicga, Siegmar, siga, Sigman, signa, signe, signi, Sima, Simca, simi, sinma, Sixma, smigma, Sogea, Sogna, somga. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: agism.

-1 letter: aims, amis, gams, magi, mags, migs, sima.

-2 letters: aim, ais, ami, gam, gas, ism, mag, mas, mig, mis, sag, sim.

-3 letters: ag, ai, am, as, is, ma, mi, si.

+1 letter: ageism, agisms, amigas, amigos, gamins, images, imagos, magics, sigmas, stigma.

+2 letters: ageisms, amusing, armings, degamis, enigmas, gambias, gambirs, gambits, gamiest, gamines, gamings, gimbals, gimmals, gisarme, gliomas, imagers, imagism, imagist, imagoes, isogamy, isogram, lingams, magians, magilps, magpies, makings, maligns, margins, mashing, masking, massing, masting, matings, mayings, milages, mirages, misgave, mispage, seaming, shaming, siamang, sigmate, stigmal, stigmas, wigwams.

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