Category:Theta

The"ta, n. Etym: [l., fr. Gr. qh	a, the greek letter th,

Defn: a letter of the greek alphabet corresponding to th in english; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges On their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the First letter of the greek qa`natos, death. Theta function (math.), One of a group of functions used in developing the properties of Elliptic functions.