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delta Definition

delta (del′tə)

noun

  1. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ)
  2. something in the shape of a delta (Δ); specif., a tract of flat land, usually triangular, formed by deposits of soil and sand at the mouth of a large river

Etymology: L < Gr delta, of Sem orig., as in Heb dāleth, 4th letter of the alphabet, lit., door

adjective

  1. of, in, or from the Delta Delta blues
  2. Chem. see alpha

delta Related Forms
del·ta′ic (del tā′ik) adjective
delta Idioms

the Delta

low-lying region in NW Miss., extending eastward from the Mississippi River

delta Finance Definition
The measurement of how much an option’s premium changes when there is a unit change in the underlying price of the financial instrument, which may be a futures contract, a stock, or some other financial instrument. Another way to interpret delta is as an indication of whether an option will still be in the money, or have value, at its expiration.
delta ( Telecom Definition
) A change (increase or decrease) in the value of a variable.
delta Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • form: It flows into the Arabian Sea, forming a delta, which covers 3000 square miles.
  • create: From the server side, multiple versions of the document have to be cached to allow the server to create deltas.

Adjective modifier

  • tidal: Deposition occurs where the two opposing forces are evenly balanced forming the ebb tidal delta.
  • eligible: A general accounting the quot chilling purchase eligible delta the study states.
  • western: Chevron and Shell were forced to evacuate the area and oil operations in the western Delta were reduced by 40 % .
  • large: The larger delta seems to have a better movable work table than the $ 99 sanders.

Modifies a noun

  • pr: To have enough offer delta pr were subject to.
  • subjt: Subj delta subjt takes into account weaken the programs ' .
  • o-18: Surprisingly, the Last Glacial to Holocene climate transition was not accompanied by significant change in delta O-18 of pedogenic carbonate.
  • queen: On double occupancy cruise delta queen river one-day cruise passes.
  • antigen: Recently a host protein interacting with the delta antigen has been identified.
  • V: You can see that to raise the orbit by 100km the required total change in velocity or delta V is 51 meters per second.

Modifying Another Word

  • inland: Botswana's best area for viewing wildlife is the Okavango Delta game reserve - the largest inland delta in the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • Ebro: We are now heading down to the Ebro delta.
  • Gange: For more than 70 years she has lived on the Ganges delta in India, scraping a living off the land.
  • river: It was laid down in a vast river delta some 320 million years ago.
  • california: Beyond contracting with smith is a carries the california delta dental insurance titles.
  • tide: It is therefore interpreted as a flood tide delta.

Preposition: in

  • world: Botswana's best area for viewing wildlife is the Okavango Delta game reserve - the largest inland delta in the world.