Rho (; uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ''''''; or ) is the seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from the Phoenician letter resh 20px|class=skin-invert. Its uppercase form uses the same glyph, Ρ, as the distinct Latin letter P; the two letters have different Unicode encodings.
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Rho (Ρ) is the seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the numerical value of 100 in the ancient Greek numeral system. It matters because it's a fundamental character in Greek writing and mathematics, though it can be confused with the Latin letter P since they share the same visual form despite having different technical encodings.
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- Uses
- Greek
- Other alphabets
- Mathematics and science
- Chi Rho (☧)
- Rho with stroke (ϼ)
- Unicode
- See also
- References
Rho (; uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ''''; or ) is the seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from the Phoenician letter resh 20px|class=skin-invert. Its uppercase form uses the same glyph, Ρ, as the distinct Latin letter P; the two letters have different Unicode encodings.
== Uses == thumb|The Greek alphabet on a black figure vessel, with an R-shaped rho.