delta

Summary

delta is a Greek letter^[1]. delta ranks in the top 4% of greek_letter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• delta's image is recorded as Delta uc lc.svg^[3].
• delta's image is recorded as Greek letter delta serif+sans.svg^[4].
• delta's image is recorded as Greek uc delta.svg^[5].
• delta's image is recorded as Greek lc delta.svg^[6].
• delta's instance of is recorded as Greek letter^[7].
• delta's based on is recorded as 𐤃^[8].
• delta's follows is recorded as Γ^[9].
• delta's followed by is recorded as E^[10].
• delta's part of is recorded as Greek alphabet^[11].
• delta's has use is recorded as mathematics^[12].
• delta's has use is recorded as writing^[13].
• delta's has use is recorded as speech^[14].
• delta's has use is recorded as reading^[15].
• delta's Commons category is recorded as Delta (letter)^[16].
• delta's Unicode character is recorded as Δ^[17].
• delta's Unicode character is recorded as δ^[18].
• delta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028bq^[19].
• delta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delta (letter)^[20].
• delta's Commons gallery is recorded as Δ^[21].
• delta's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0174297^[22].
• delta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• delta's different from is recorded as ẟ^[24].
• delta's NE.se ID is recorded as delta-(bokstaven)^[25].
• delta's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as delta_-_gresk_bokstav^[26].
• delta's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Symbols:Greek/Delta^[27].

Body

Geography

delta's part of is recorded as Greek alphabet^[11].

Designation and Status

delta's instance of is recorded as Greek letter^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for delta include river delta^[28]; delta wing^[29], a wing configuration^[30]; SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant^[31], a variants of SARS-CoV-2^[32]; Delta County^[33], a county of Michigan^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1843^[36]; Deltoton^[37], a binary star^[38]; Delta Island^[39], an island^[40]; Delta station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Belgium^[43], founded in 1976^[44]; and Delta^[45], a metro station^[46], in Belgium^[47].

Why It Matters

delta ranks in the top 4% of greek_letter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).^[2] delta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] delta is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for delta include river delta^[28]; delta wing^[29], a wing configuration^[30]; SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant^[31], a variants of SARS-CoV-2^[32]; Delta County^[33], a county of Michigan^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1843^[36]; Deltoton^[37], a binary star^[38]; and Delta Island^[39], an island^[40].