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y

23 8.5
The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet
  • noun
  • /waɪ/
translation icon : ye
  • It's asking for coordinates on X, Y and Z axes.
  • y-axis
  • y vector

All right, then we have Y triple prime.

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Examples

  • Calculate the forces and loads in the y and x directions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Specifically, students learned to produce and represent functions such as y = mx + b.

    Academic text (2011)
  • x is greater than the value of y.

  • Two, five, and negative seven on y.

  • Table 2 gives the values for Alpha, x, and y for the four Stage II models.

    Academic text (1994)
  • So my slant is equal to y = X.

  • In the word 'happy', the letter y is the last character.

  • The alphabet has 26 letters, and y is the second to last.

  • When writing the English alphabet, remember that the letter y comes after 'x'.

Synonyms

Y
vsy
30 8.1

The 25th letter of the English alphabet

is the lowercase written form rather than uppercase
wye
vsy
  • US
1 9.9

The word for the letter Y

is the single-character written form rather than the spoken name

Compounds

Y chromosome
  • Specialized
7 5.5

A part of cells in males that helps decide male body features

regression of y on x
  • Specialized
8.7

A method that predicts the value of y from x using numbers

y-axis
  • Specialized
4.0

The vertical line on a graph that shows measured values

A coffin with three arms that meet at one end to form a Y shape

Y-linked gene
  • Specialized
7.5

A gene on the Y chromosome that only fathers pass to their sons

Surface Forms

y singular
ys plural

Etymology

Y is the twenty-fifth letter of the alphabet. It comes from an old Greek letter called upsilon, which became the Roman Y, and you still see it at the start of words like 'yellow' and 'yes', so that shows why it is the same letter we use today.