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Eta vs Iota - What's the difference?

eta | iota |

As nouns the difference between eta and iota

is that eta is the seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek while iota is the ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.

As an initialism ETA

is estimated time of arrival.

eta

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
  • (particle) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

    • Anagrams

    * , (l), (l), (l), (l) English heteronyms ----

    iota

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.
    • As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
    There are twelve iotas on that page.
  • A jot; a very small, inconsiderable quantity.
  • * Burke
    • They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.
    Synonyms
    * (jot) See also .

    Anagrams

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