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What the sigma?
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Last updated: June 7, 2024
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1. Sigma's shape and place in the Greek alphabet derives from shin, a letter from what language?
Mandarin
Minoan Linear B
Latin
Phoenician
2. Which of these is the capital letter for sigma in the Greek alphabet?
σ
Σ
θ
ς
3. Which of these is the lower-case letter for sigma in the Greek alphabet?
σ
Σ
θ
ς
4. Which of these is how sigma is written if it appears at the end of a word?
Sigma has a special "terminal form" when it is at the end of a word. For example, Odysseus is written Ὀδυσσεύς in Greek.
λ
Σ
θ
ς
5. The letter "S" is derived from the letter sigma.
True
False
6. In Ancient Greek, Zeus started with sigma.
It started with Zeta--Ζεύς.
True
False
7. In terms of the mathematical function, what is σ(6)?
σ(n) represents the "sum of divisors function". The divisors for 6 are 1, 2, 3, and 6, so 1 + 2 + 3 + 6 = 12.
(2, 3)
12
21
720
8. What does sigma, σ, represent in statistics?
The mean is usually denoted by mu, μ. Median and mode don't have unique denotations.
Mean
Mode
Median
Standard Deviation
9. In physics, Σ represents the wavelength of a wave.
Lambda, λ, is used to denote wavelength.
True
False
10. 
Σ denotes summation. It says to add up the numbers and all the whole numbers between them. A general formula to calculate this is n(n-1)/2.
0
15
120
235577755359874125
11. Sigma, Philippines, is the most populous city that shares its name with a Greek letter.
It is a city in the Philippines, but only has 30,000 people. Delta, British Columbia, for instance, has over 100,000 people, as does the city district Xi in Taiwan.
True
False
12. In what video game is the Electric Spark the primary weakness of the final boss, Sigma?
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Metal Gear Solid 3
Mega Man X
Conker's Bad Fur Day
13. What social media platform had 46 billion views of content with #sigma in 2023?
TikTok
YouTube
MySpace
Instagram
14. What type of animal does "sigma" denote in 2020s meme culture?
Lone Wolf
Angry Bird
Sad Panda
Dominant Ape
15. Sigma is in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
S is Sierra in the NATO alphabet. Only Alfa and Delta match up with Greek letters.
True
False
16. SK Sigma Olomouc is a sports team based in Olomouc, Czechia. What sport do they play?
Handball
Ice Hockey
Football (Soccer)
Floorball (Not soccer)
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