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Sigma
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Sigma

Sigma   (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

The Greek letter σ (lower case) or Σ (upper case), equivalent in sound to the English s.
Small sigma can denote the standard deviation of a population. Large sigma is used to denote the sum of certain values of the term that follows.

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