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sig·ma

(sĭg′mə)

1. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

2. A sigma factor.

3. Statistics The standard deviation of a given probability distribution or a given set of data.

[Greek sīgma, of Phoenician origin; see smk in Semitic roots.]

sig′mate′ (-māt′) adj.

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sigma

(ˈsɪɡmə)

1. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (Σ, σ, or, when final, ς), a consonant, transliterated as S

2. (Mathematics) maths the symbol Σ, indicating summation of the numbers or quantities indicated

[Greek, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew samekh]

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sig•ma

(ˈsɪg mə)

n., pl. -mas.

the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.

[1600–10; < Latin < Greek sígma]

sig•mate (ˈsɪg mɪt, -meɪt) adj.

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sigma - the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

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sigma

sigma

[ˈsɪgmə] n → sigma m or f inv

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The outlying villages, they say, are by them called {kappa omega mu alpha iota}, by the Athenians {delta eta mu iota}: and they assume that Comedians were so named not from {kappa omega mu 'alpha zeta epsilon iota nu}, 'to revel,' but because they wandered from village to village (kappa alpha tau alpha / kappa omega mu alpha sigma), being excluded contemptuously from the city.

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Each 6- sigma project is supported by a team with defined responsibilities and follows a defined sequence of steps and has quantified targets.

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Six sigma

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We analysed sigma metrics of 13 parameters with autoanalyser EM 360.

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"Those that perpetuate the divide between Six Sigma and Lean are clearly missing the point" says Noble.

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Six Sigma techniques identify and eliminate variability, increase accuracy and precision, and demand decisions drive by data rather than guesswork and intuition.

Lean Six Sigma techniques integrate risk and document processes.

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In statistics, sigma denotes the standard deviation of a set of data.

But, in addition to the natural variation of a process, it has been found that the mean value itself is susceptible to a shift of up to [+ or -] one-and-a-half sigma [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 2 OMITTED].