- theta (n.)
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[theta 词源字典] - eighth letter of the Greek alphabet; in ancient Greece, from Hebrew teth; originally an aspirated -t- (see th). Written on ballots to indicate a vote for a sentence of "death" (thanatos), hence occasional allusive use for "death."[theta etymology, theta origin, 英语词源]