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Vega¹ Definition

Vega (vē′gə, vā′-)

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra: magnitude, 0.03

Etymology: ML < Ar (ar nasr) al wāqiʿ, the falling (vulture)

Vega² Definition

Vega (ve′gä)

Vega, Lope de (lô′pe t̸he) (born Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562-1635; Sp. dramatist & poet
vega Finance Definition
A measurement of the sensitivity of an option’s value to a change in volatility. Volatility drives price changes in options. Vega measures how much the price of an option will change when volatility increases or decreases. The higher the vega, the more sensitive the price of the option is to volatility and its risk increases. See also volatility.
Vega Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • database: Dog The vega database for dog contains 700 kbp of the MHC region on chromosome 12 comprising fully annotated clones only.
  • testing: I think the equivalent may be things like vega testing.
Vega Quotes

Out on the lawn I lie in bed, Vega conspicuous overhead.

—Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

Browse dictionary entries near Vega

  1. ‹ veg
  2. ‹ veery
  3. ‹ veeringly
  4. ‹ veering
  5. ‹ veeries
  6. ‹ veer
  7. ‹ Veep
  8. ‹ veena
  9. ‹ veejay
  10. ‹ vee
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