sigma Synonyms
Another word for sigma
• noun (Context 1)
A mathematical symbol (Σ) used to denote the sum of a series, or the lowercase symbol (σ) used in statistics to represent one standard deviation from the mean.
"The physicist announced that the experimental results had reached a five-standard deviation level of statistical confidence."
• noun (Context 2)
A successful, self-reliant person, especially a man, who achieves high status while remaining independent of traditional social groups (in internet slang).
"He jokingly referred to himself as a lone wolf because he preferred eating lunch alone rather than networking with coworkers."
• adjective (Context 3)
Denoting a popular, successful, and fiercely independent person who operates outside conventional social hierarchies (in contemporary internet slang).
"The film's stoic protagonist has been widely adopted by online communities as a classic independent archetype."