greeks
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• noun
Natives or citizens of modern or ancient Greece, or people of Greek descent.
"The ancient Greeks made foundational contributions to Western philosophy, drama, and mathematics."
North American Members of college or university fraternities and sororities that take their names from letters of the Greek alphabet.
"Campus Greeks organized an annual charity fundraiser that drew hundreds of students."
In quantitative finance, a set of mathematical variables (such as delta, gamma, theta, and vega) used to measure the sensitivity of an option's price to changes in underlying market parameters.
"Options traders closely monitor the Greeks to manage portfolio risk during periods of high volatility."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English Crecas or Grecas, borrowed from Latin Graecus ('a Greek'), which originally referred to the Graikoi, an ancient Hellenic tribe of northwestern Greece.
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