The Greek Alphabet for Math and Science

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Alpha

AL-fuh

Angles; the significance level in hypothesis testing; the alpha particle.

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Beta

BAY-tuh

Regression coefficients; the Type II error rate; a stock's sensitivity to the market.

BAY-tuh in American English, BEE-tuh in British.

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MYOO

The population mean; the coefficient of friction; the micro- prefix for 10⁻⁶.

MYOO in English, "mee" in Modern Greek.

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Chi

KYE

The chi-squared test; characters in group theory; electronegativity.

Rhymes with "eye" despite the spelling. Uppercase Χ is identical to Latin X.

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Psi

SYE

The wavefunction in quantum mechanics; the digamma function.

Said SYE, with the p silent.

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NYOO

Frequency; degrees of freedom; the neutrino.

Lowercase ν is easily mistaken for Latin v.

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All 24 Greek letters, aimed at people who read equations rather than Greek.

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Last updatedJul 30, 2026

Field	Example
Name	Beta
Uppercase	Β
Lowercase	β
Position	2
Transliteration	b
Pronunciation	BAY-tuh
Common uses	Regression coefficients; the Type II error rate; a stock's sensitivity to the market.
Where sources differ	BAY-tuh in American English, BEE-tuh in British.