Ω

Symbol

 * 1) The symbol for ohm, the unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units.

Usage notes
The Unicode Standard states that is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent ohms, is preferred.

Derived terms
Symbol for ohm





Etymology
The most common uppercase form is a variant of omicron, broken up at the side , with the edges subsequently turned outward. The alternative uppercase form, found in some typefaces, that looks like a larger version of lowercase, is from a digraph of two omicrons written close together.

Letter

 * 1) The letter omega, the 24th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.

Letter

 * 1) The upper case letter omega (ωμέγα), the last letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
 * 2) The upper case letter omega (Ω) is used as the mathematical notation or symbol for the last place in a set or group of items.

Numeral

 * 1) The number 800 in Greek numerals.
 * 2) The number 800,000 in Greek numerals.