Definition of LAMBDA

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Recent Examples on the Web This is a predator named lambda, and its prey is an Escherichia coli bacterium. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, "The World's First Virus-Proof Cell, with Redesigned DNA, Is About to Meet the Test of Its Life," 11 July 2019 It is divided by the upside-down V of the Greek lambda, the sigil falsely believed to have been painted on Spartan shields at Thermopylae. — Myke Cole, The New Republic, "The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer," 1 Aug. 2019 The Xi decays into a particle called the lambda baryon and three lighter particles, the K- (or kaon) and two pions. — Fox News, "‘Charming’ heavy particle discovered at world’s largest atom smasher," 11 July 2017 However, the name is trademarked, and the project opted instead for lambda — the Greek letter used to symbolize wavelength. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "Fast Track for Science Data," 17 Nov. 2003

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10 Dec 2019

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“Lambda.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lambda. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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