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mu

mu

4 8.8
A Greek letter used in science and math to show values like mean or friction
  • noun
  • /mjuː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mu
  • Again, one times Lambda plus three times MU, so three times MU like this.
  • mu opioid
  • mu opioid receptor
  • mu-1,2 carboxylate

It actually fits in the MU opioid receptor.

Examples

  • So the mean we'll just call it MU and the variance Sigma squared.

  • This is just equal to L MU Sigma.

  • So you write it down and it's always, always MU of X and then your function.

  • OK, So from here to here, it's always MU times your Y.

  • OK, So what is MU for this equation?

  • So, so, so we know that that's just MU times E of N.

  • F equals force of friction equals MU times the normal force.

  • The exact value of mu depends on the choice set and the identities of the student-parent pair.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The median mu is 0.860 using random matching, and 0.889 using Gale-Shapley.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In physics, the Greek letter mu is often used to represent the coefficient of friction.

Compounds

mu neutrino
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle like a muon but without electric charge that rarely interacts with matter

mu-meson
  • Archaic
9.9

An extremely small particle with negative charge that lasts about two microseconds and becomes an electron and two neutrinos

Surface Forms

mu singular
mus plural

Etymology

Mu is the name of the Greek letter 'm' and it comes from an old Middle Eastern letter that once meant 'water'. Today mu is used in science as the symbol for the small prefix micro- and for values like the average or the friction number, so you can remember mu as the Greek 'm' used for small or measured things.