Greek rho

Rho has uppercase Ρ and lowercase ρ forms. Capital Ρ resembles Latin P, while lowercase ρ is often used in formulas.

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GREEK CAPITAL LETTER RHO

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3 code points
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Meaning and context

Rho has uppercase Ρ and lowercase ρ forms. Capital Ρ resembles Latin P, while lowercase ρ is often used in formulas.

How to use it

The example defines ρ as mass divided by volume. Name the quantity before using the letter on its own.

Examples

Example notation

ρ = mass / volume

The expression defines a density variable for the note.

Uppercase and lowercase

Ρ U+03A1 / ρ U+03C1

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Similar shapes, different characters

P

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U+0050

Greek capital rho is a different character from Latin P.

ρ

Greek small rho

U+03C1

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Sources and method

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Character details

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