Omicron

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Omicron (uppercase Ο, lowercase ο, literally "small o" : Όμικρον, o mikron, micron meaning 'small' in contrast to omega) is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70. It is rarely used in mathematics because it is indistinguishable from the Latin letter O and easily confused with the digit 0. This letter is equal to the Phoenician letter Ayin. In modern Greek, Omicron represents the sound IPA: [ɔː]. Letters that arose from omicron include Roman O and Cyrillic O.

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