Meanings
lambda1
nounlambda (plural lambdas)
plural lambdas
- The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.
- mathematicsUnit representation of wavelength.
- natural sciencesThe cosmological constant.
- abbreviationellipsisnatural sciencesEllipsis of lambda baryon.
- abbreviationellipsiscomputingEllipsis of lambda expression.
- abbreviationellipsiscomputingEllipsis of lambda function.
- businessThe percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price.
Lambda2
proper noun
- A female given name.
Lambda, on the other hand, was practically giddy when she finished crawling through the lander.
2022, James Breakwell, The Chosen Twelve
Synonyms & antonyms
measure of derivative price sensitivity
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Origin
- Ancient Greekλάμβδα
- Englishlambda
From Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda). Doublet of lamed.
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Ancient Greek λάμβδα, λάβδα
- λάμβδα (lámbda)name of the Greek letter
- λάβδα (lábda)name of the Greek letter
Arabic لَامْدَا
- لَامْدَا (lāmdā)name of the Greek letter
Catalan lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Chinese Mandarin 拉姆達 /拉姆达, 蘭布達 /兰布达
- 拉姆達 /拉姆达 (lāmǔdá)name of the Greek letter
- 蘭布達 /兰布达 (lánbùdá)name of the Greek letter
- 蘭姆打 /兰姆打 (lánmǔdǎ)name of the Greek letter
Czech lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Dutch lambda, labda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
- labdaname of the Greek letter
Esperanto lambdo
- lambdoname of the Greek letter
Finnish lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
French lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
German Lambda
- Lambdaname of the Greek letter
Greek λάμδα, λάμβδα
- λάμδα (lámda)name of the Greek letter
- λάμβδα (lámvda)name of the Greek letter
Hebrew לַמְדָּא
- לַמְדָּא (lámda)name of the Greek letter
Hungarian lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Italian lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Japanese ラムダ
- ラムダ (ramuda)name of the Greek letter
Korean 람다
- 람다 (ramda)name of the Greek letter
Malay lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Māori rāmana
- rāmananame of the Greek letter
Persian لاندا
- لاندا (lândâ)name of the Greek letter
Polish lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Portuguese lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Russian ля́мбда, ла́мбда
- ля́мбда (ljámbda)name of the Greek letter
- ла́мбда (lámbda)name of the Greek letter
Spanish lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Swedish lambda
- lambdaname of the Greek letter
Tagalog lamda
- lamdaname of the Greek letter
Thai แลมบ์ดา
- แลมบ์ดา (lɛɛm-dâa)name of the Greek letter
Cite this entry
APA
lambda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambda
MLA
“lambda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambda. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lambda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lambda.
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