mu
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• noun
The twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), transliterated as 'm'.
"In the ancient inscription, the Greek letter mu was carved with symmetrical vertical strokes."
A symbol (μ) used in science, statistics, and mathematics to represent the prefix micro- (one millionth), the population mean, or the coefficient of friction.
"In statistical notation, the symbol mu represents the true mean of the entire population."
A traditional Chinese unit of land area, standardized in modern China as one-fifteenth of a hectare (approximately 666.7 square meters or 0.165 acres).
"The agricultural cooperative cultivated thirty mu of terraced rice paddies along the hillside."
A concept in Zen Buddhism meaning 'nothingness' or 'neither yes nor no', used especially in response to a question whose underlying premises are false or dualistic.
"The monk replied with 'mu' to indicate that the student's question relied on a false dichotomy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), which was adapted from the Phoenician letter mem (meaning 'water'). In its Chinese land-unit sense, it derives from Mandarin 畝 (mǔ).