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kappa

kappa

91 8.0
The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet written as Κ or κ
  • noun
  • /ˈkæpə/
translation icon : kappa
  • The Greek letter kappa is often used in mathematics to represent curvature.
  • kappa, omega, pi
  • kappa and rho

Dynorfin binds to what's called the Kappa receptor.

Examples

  • Average interrater agreement was substantial, Kappa = 83 (range between 0.26-1.00, as shown in Table 1).

    Academic text (2011)

  • Interrater reliability of study quality was determined using the kappa statistic (Cohen, 1960).

    Academic text (2012)

  • So let me call this whole combination Kappa square.

  • OK, Emily becomes a Kappa Kappa Gamma.

  • Last night, Don won the Phi Beta Kappa teaching award for the year.

  • For these reasons, Kappa is generally viewed as a better reliability index than percentage agreement.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I was at Kappa Tau Pi.

    A Housekeeper's Revenge (2016)

  • Is your Delta Kappa Gamma chapter as healthy and vibrant as it used to be?

    Academic text (2013)

  • I graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

    Get on the Bus (1996)

  • The degree of nonrandom agreement between the reviewers was determined with the kappa statistic.

    Academic text (2012)

Compounds

kappa-meson
  • Specialized
9.9

A very small unstable particle made when particles hit each other at high speed

Surface Forms

kappa singular
kappas plural

Etymology

Kappa is the Greek name for the tenth letter, and it gave us our letter K, which has the 'k' sound. So remember kappa as the Greek 'K' when you see it as a letter.