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Digamma or wau (uppercase: Ϝ, lowercase: ϝ, numeral: ϛ) is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. It originally stood for the sound /w/ but it has remained in use principally as a Greek numeral for 6. Whereas it was originally called waw or wau, its most common appellation in classical Greek is digamma; as a … See more
The symbol has been called by a variety of different names, referring either to its alphabetic or its numeral function or both.
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Digamma/wau remained in use in the system of Greek numerals attributed to Miletus, where it stood for the number 6, reflecting its original place in the sequence of the alphabet. It … See more
Throughout much of its history, the shape of digamma/stigma has often been very similar to that of other symbols, with which it can easily be … See more
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