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Gamma vs Gemma - What's the difference?

gamma | gemma |

As nouns the difference between gamma and gemma

is that gamma is the name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ) while gemma is bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

As a proper noun Gemma is

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gamma

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( ).
  • (mathematics) The (Gamma function), symbolized by ?.
  • (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by ?.
  • (physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.

    • Derived terms

    * gamma-aminobutyric acid * gamma ray * gamma correction * gamma globulin * nongamma

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    gemma

    English

    Noun

    (gemmae)
  • (label) bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

    • Derived terms

    * gemmoid