MU
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Mu may refer to:
[edit] Language
- Mu (letter), Μ or μ, a letter in the Greek alphabet
- Mu (kana), represented by the Japanese kana む or ム
- 無, Mu (negative), a Japanese and Korean word important in Zen practice
- Groupe µ, an interdisciplinary Belgian group focusing on linguistics and rhetoric
[edit] Sciences
[edit] Computer Science
[edit] Evolutionary Algorithm
- μ, population size from which in each generation λ offspring will generate. (the terms μ and λ originate from Evolution strategy notation)
[edit] Geography
- Mu (lost continent), hypothetical continent that allegedly existed in one of Earth's oceans, but disappeared
[edit] Measurement
[edit] Mathematics
[edit] Physics
- Coefficient of friction, used to approximate the force of friction
- Electron mobility, relating the drift of electrons to the applied electric field across a material
- Permeability (electromagnetism) coefficient, degree of magnetization of a material
- Muon, an elementary particle
- Standard gravitational parameter of a celestial body
- Reduced mass, the "effective" inertial mass appearing in the two-body problem
- Magnetic dipole moment, a measure of the strength of a system's net magnetic source
- Linear density, a measure of mass per unit of length
- Viscosity, the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by stress
- Mu-metal, a nickel-iron alloy with high magnetic permeability,
- Muonium, exotic atoms made up of an antimuon and an electron
[edit] Chemistry
[edit] Biology
- Growth rate, a calculation of doubling time of an organism or population
[edit] Other sciences
- Centimorgan, or "map unit", a unit of recombinant frequency in genetics
- Monitor unit, the machine output of a linear accelerator in radiation therapy
- Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Record regulations in the U.S. linked to achieving measurable outcomes in patient engagement, care coordination, and population health
[edit] Real people and places
[edit] Universities
- Mahidol University, Thailand
- Manipal University, Karnataka, India
- Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
- Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, US
- Masaryk University, the Czech Republic,
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, US
- Middlesex University, London, UK
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania, US
- Misamis University, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
- Mzumbe University Mzumbe, Tanzania
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, US
- University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (formerly University of Bombay)
- Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Maastricht University, the Netherlands
- Manipur University, Manipur, India
- Mondragon University, Mondragon, Spain
[edit] Business and industry
[edit] Popular culture
[edit] Sports and games
[edit] Fiction and myths
[edit] Theater and music
- Megaupload, a one-click filehosting service
- MisUnderstood word, a term in Scientology
- MU puzzle, a puzzle in Gödel, Escher, Bach
- Mothers' Union, global Anglican women's organisation
- µTorrent, a freeware BitTorrent client for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
- Musician (MU), an enlisted rating in the United States Navy
- Daikon, a mild, large, white, East Asian radish (Korean word)
- A gusset in the traditional Korean dress of hanbok
[edit] See also