## some_someone 2 years ago What does the symbol µ mean?

1. some_someone

$\mu$

2. some_someone

$\mu$

3. johnweldon1993

in which context? it can mean the mean of numbers....known as "mew"

4. abb0t

It could mean a lot of things. In inorganic chemistry, the symbol, mu, is used in nomenclature to show that there is a bridging molecule with the metal center.

5. some_someone

just like in math, and maybe other topics?

6. kropot72

In statistics mu represents the Population mean.

7. nincompoop

begin with this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-

8. Xavier

In statistics mu means population mean

9. geerky42

In physics, it often represents as coefficient of friction. It has many meanings, depending on context.

10. nincompoop

and this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(letter)

11. geerky42

Yes, researching would be a good start.

12. abb0t

In physics, it represents linear density for 1D objects. In pharmacology it represents an opiate receptor. In software, it represents applications such as uTorrent... In ordinary differential equations, it also represents the integrating factor. And In thermochemistry, it represents chemical potential.

13. Xavier

Wow kropot totally didn't see your response

14. some_someone

Is there an approximate value?

15. Xavier

The use of it as the integrating factor in ODEs doesnt seem commonplace enough for that.

16. some_someone

@Jezebel493 can I PM you something?

17. Xavier

It also represent the value of the Ramanujan–Soldner constant $\mu \approx 1.451$

18. some_someone

So its a different meaning for a different concept, right? Also isn't it also like in the Greek Alphabet?

19. Xavier

Yup it's a greek letter. Different meaning in different context