theta
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of theta
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How to use theta in a sentence
Horses that roamed with their herd, grazing outdoors at will, had more theta brainwaves.
Science is just starting to understand what animals feel | Alla Katsnelson | October 6, 2022 | Science News For Studentstheta waves, in contrast, correlate with daydreaming—a sort of mental relaxation.
Metasurfaces Open the Door to Telekinesis and Telepathy With Technology | Shelly Fan | June 28, 2022 | Singularity HubWe can see this with decreased theta brain waves in the hippocampus, which is necessary to retrieve memories, the authors explained.
The Brain Has a Built-in System to Keep Unwanted Memories Out, Study Finds | Shelly Fan | May 3, 2022 | Singularity HubThe region then further smothers theta waves in the hippocampus in an effort to stop intrusive thoughts.
The Brain Has a Built-in System to Keep Unwanted Memories Out, Study Finds | Shelly Fan | May 3, 2022 | Singularity Hubtheta waves, which wash over the hippocampus, trigger a state in the brain that’s prone to a flow of ideas—à la “shower thoughts.”
How Virtual Reality Unveiled a Unique Brain Wave That Could Boost Learning | Shelly Fan | July 6, 2021 | Singularity Hub
As vice president of theta, I was tasked with figuring out how to get members more involved.
In Scientology parlance, good news is theta news; entheta is the opposite.
The Gothic alphabet, in fact, as used in this country, had a theta for expressing in one letter our present t and h conjoined.
The Book-Hunter | John Hill BurtonThe theta Gammas wrote her down as material for a quaint little, quiet little dig,—not of sorority interest.
Stanford Stories | Charles K. FieldWe'll go back to 29, and put in sine squared theta minus one equal to z sub four.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithIn order to make any solution at all possible you have assumed cosine squared theta negligible.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithHe maintained, however, that he had noticed theta Cancri as well as the two planets, but without recording its position.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell Ball
British Dictionary definitions for theta
/ (ˈθiːtə) /
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), a consonant, transliterated as th
the lower-case form of this letter used in phonetic transcription to represent the voiceless dental fricative th as in thick, both: Compare edh
Origin of theta
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