kappa

tenth letter of the Greek alphabet
Place greek_letter Q14401
kappa
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kappa

Summary

kappa is a Greek letter[1]. kappa draws 6,043 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #18 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • kappa's instance of is recorded as Greek letter[3].
  • kappa's based on is recorded as 𐤊[4].
  • kappa followed iota[5].
  • kappa was followed by Λ[6].
  • kappa is part of Greek alphabet[7].
  • kappa's Commons category is recorded as Kappa (letter)[8].
  • kappa's Unicode character is recorded as Κ[9].
  • kappa's Unicode character is recorded as ϰ[10].
  • kappa's Unicode character is recorded as κ[11].
  • kappa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kappa (letter)[12].
  • kappa's Commons gallery is recorded as Κ[13].
  • kappa's different from is recorded as K/k[14].
  • kappa's different from is recorded as К[15].
  • kappa's different from is recorded as K[16].
  • kappa's TeX string is recorded as \kappa[17].
  • kappa's TeX string is recorded as \Kappa[18].
  • kappa's TeX string is recorded as K[19].
  • kappa's TeX string is recorded as \varkappa[20].

Body

Geography

kappa is part of Greek alphabet[7].

Designation and Status

kappa's instance of is recorded as Greek letter[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for kappa include Kappa curve[21], a curve[22]; SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant[23], a variants of SARS-CoV-2[24]; and Kappa Island[25], an island[26].

Why It Matters

kappa draws 6,043 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #18 of 23).[2] kappa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] kappa is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for kappa include Kappa curve[21], a curve[22]; SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant[23], a variants of SARS-CoV-2[24]; and Kappa Island[25], an island[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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