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See more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_size |
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== alternate symbol == |
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== Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2019 == |
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the first line "lowercase φ or ϕ" shows two identical symbols on my computer and it's not clear how they are distinguished. i'm not sure how you could guarantee that both different symbols are shown. |
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Upper Case Phi is also used in electrical power engineering a short hand for phase (as in Single Phase = 1Φ, Three Phase = 3Φ, Six Phase = 6Φ) [[Special:Contributions/203.26.73.3|203.26.73.3]] ([[User talk:203.26.73.3|talk]]) 05:08, 27 February 2019 (UTC) |
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:Already in the article - {{tq|"The number of phases in a power system in electrical engineering, for example 1Φ for single phase, 3Φ for three phase."}} ‑‑'''[[User talk:ElHef|<font color="red">El</font><font color="orange">Hef</font>]]''' <small>([[Special:Contributions/ElHef|<font color="black">Meep?</font>]])</small> 15:42, 27 February 2019 (UTC) |
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== Pronunciation == |
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The article claims: {{tq|The modern Greek pronunciation of the letter is sometimes encountered in English (as {{IPAc-en|f|iː}}) when the letter is being used in [the mathematical/scientific] sense.}} There is no source for this claim (unless it's the book, which I can't verify). It seems more likely to me that the editor who wrote this heard scientists / mathematicians whose first language is not English simply using their native pronunciations while speaking English. [[User:Hairy Dude|Hairy Dude]] ([[User talk:Hairy Dude|talk]]) 12:55, 28 February 2019 (UTC) |
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I have personally heard native English speakers pronounce it that way, both scientists and classicists. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.172.33.135|68.172.33.135]] ([[User talk:68.172.33.135#top|talk]]) 15:29, 9 March 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Grain Size
[edit]Phi is a symbol used when describing grain size in sedimentology. Wentworth and Krumbian scales both use φ to describe the size of individual sediment particles.
This should be added to the list of scientific measurements that utilize phi.
See more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_size
alternate symbol
[edit]the first line "lowercase φ or ϕ" shows two identical symbols on my computer and it's not clear how they are distinguished. i'm not sure how you could guarantee that both different symbols are shown.