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Phi vs Psi - What's the difference?

phi | psi |

As nouns the difference between phi and psi

is that phi is Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph" while psi is the twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

As an initialism psi is

pounds per square inch an imperial unit of pressure.

phi

English

(wikipedia phi)

Noun

(en noun)
  • and [[Greek alphabet, modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
  • (mathematics) The golden ratio.
  • A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion.(fact)
  • See also

    * (Greek letter) Previous: upsilon, Next: chi

    Anagrams

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    References

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    psi

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , the name for the twenty-third letter of the alphabet (?, ?).

    Noun

  • (countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical]] and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of [[Old Greek, Old and Ancient Greek.
  • (uncountable, parapsychology) A form of psychic energy.
  • * 1993 , Will Self, My Idea of Fun :
  • ‘Come, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take tea together and speak of the noumenon, the psi and other more heterogenous phenomena.’

    See also

    * (Greek letter) Previous: chi, Next: omega

    Etymology 2

    Initialism

    Alternative forms

    * * PSI

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Pounds per square inch (an imperial unit of pressure)
  • Anagrams

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