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Phi (upper case Φ or Φ; lower case φ, φ, φ or
) is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. In modern Greek it is pronounced fee, but a common anglicized pronunciation is fie. In modern Greek, it represents [f], a voiceless labiodental fricative. In Ancient Greek it represented [pʰ], an aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 500.
The lower-case letter φ (or often its variant, φ) is used as a symbol for:
- Any function in mathematics.
The upper-case letter Φ is used as a symbol for;
- In engineering, the diameter symbol
is often referred to as "phi". This symbol is used to indicate the diameter of a circular section, for example
14 means the diameter of the circle is 14 units.
- In structural engineering, Φ is notation for a strength (or resistance) reduction factor, used to account for statistical variabilities in materials and construction methods.
- The magnetic flux in physics.
- The Cumulative Normal Distribution function in statistics.
See also phi phenomenon.
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