Lambda (disambiguation)

Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet that is λ, and capital form Λ.

Lambda may also refer to:

Physics and mathematics

• Lambda baryon, a type of subatomic particle
• Lambda point, the temperature below which normal fluid helium (helium I) transitions to superfluid helium II
• Wilks' lambda distribution, a probability distribution used in multivariate hypothesis testing
• Lambda calculus, formal system for function definition
• Goodman and Kruskal's lambda in statistics indicates the proportional reduction in error when one variable's values are used to predict the values of another variable
• The cosmological constant, represented by a capital lambda – Λ
• Flux linkage, an electromagnetic property of a two-terminal electric circuit element
• Wavelength
• Lambda (unit), a mostly obsolete name or notation for the microliter
• Lambda transition, a type of phase transition in condensed matter physics.

Computing

• Lambda (programming), used in some programming languages to denote anonymous functions or closures
• National LambdaRail, a research high-speed computer network
• AWS Lambda, a serverless computing platform by Amazon
• Lambda architecture

Biology

• Lambda (anatomy), the point on the skull where the two parietal bones and the occipital bone come together
• Lambda phage, a virus that infects bacteria

Education

• Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts, in Pierrefonds, Montreal, Quebec
• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, a drama school located in London, UK

Transportation

• Lambda-class shuttle, a transport vehicle in the Star Wars universe
• GM Lambda platform, a crossover SUV automobile platform from General Motors
• Lancia Lambda, an historic Italian automobile
• Lambda (rocket), a series of Japanese rockets
• Lambda, air–fuel equivalence ratio to stoichiometry in engines
• Lambda probe, an automotive oxygen sensor

Fiction

• Lambda-Delta (or Lambdadelta), a witch in Umineko no Naku Koro ni
• Lambda-11, a character in the BlazBlue series
• Lambda Zellweger, a character in the video game Wild Arms 4
• Lambda Angelus, a major character in the video game Tales of Graces
• Lambda Lambda Lambda, a fictional college fraternity in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series
• The logo for the Half-Life video game series is a lowercase lambda – λ
  • The word "lambda" also features prominently throughout the series

Other uses

• Lambda (newspaper), a weekly student newspaper at Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada
• Lambda (olive oil), a Greek olive oil brand
• Lambda Literary Awards, a group of U.S. book awards for gay and lesbian literature
• Lambda Legal, a gay and lesbian legal advocacy group in the United States
• Lambda Rising, a gay and lesbian bookstore in Washington, DC

See also

• Lambda Lambda Lambda, a fraternity