In dictionaries:
the delta
Difference or change in variable.
Niger Delta
the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.
delta function
Mathematical idealization of point concentration.
Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo–Mississippi Delta, or simply the Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi (and portions of Arkansas and Louisiana) that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers.
Mekong Delta
Vietnam's fertile southwestern river region.
Nile Delta
The (or simply , ) the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
delta region
Dirac delta
(mathematics) A function-like symbol denoted as δ, with the property ∫f(t)δ(x-t)dt=f(x), informally understood as a function with an infinite value at 0 and zero elsewhere, and formally as a distribution or a measure.
sigma delta
a collegiate sorority at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hamshire in the United States.
delta sigma
a small collegiate women's fraternity operating in New England from 1895 to 1908.
Delta Force
Elite U.S. Army special operations.
Kronecker delta
Indicator function for equal indices.
mackenzie delta
Mackenzie DeltaConstituency map of the NWT is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
delta waves
Slow brain waves during sleep.
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