gamma

3 definitions found

gamma - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  gamma \gam"ma\ (g[a^]m"m[.a]), n.
     The third letter ([Gamma], [gamma] = Eng. G) of the Greek
     alphabet.
     [1913 Webster]

gamma - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gamma
      n 1: the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
      2: a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-
         thousandth of an oersted
      3: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of
         Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas
         Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: da   Gamma
         , Vasco da Gamma, Gamma]

gamma - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  GAMMA
  
     <language> 1. A language for matrices and generation of
     mathematical programming reports.
  
     ["GAMMA 3.3 for MPS/MPSX, IBM System:/360", Bonnor & Moore
     Assocs (Mar 1975)].
  
     2. A high-level parallel language.
  
     [Research Directions in High-Level Parallel Languages,
     LeMetayer ed, Springer 1992].
  
     (1994-11-29)