lambda

  1. Noun.  The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twelfth of the Old Greek.
  2. Noun.  Unit representation of wavelength.
  3. Noun.  (computing, programming) A lambda expression.
  4. Noun.  (anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
  5. Noun.  (physics) A lambda baryon.

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