Delta

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Delta \Del"ta\, n.; pl. Deltas. [Gr. de`lta, the name of the
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of
which is [Delta], Eng. D), from the Ph[oe]nician name of the
corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit
at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the
Nile.]

1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ([Delta] [delta]),
corresponding to D. Hence, an object having the shape of
the capital [Delta].
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A tract of land shaped like the letter delta ([Delta]),
especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between
two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the
Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Elec.) The closed figure produced by connecting three
coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a
three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta
winding, delta connection (which see), etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

delta
n 1: a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river
divides before entering a larger body of water; "the
Mississippi River delta"; "the Nile delta"

2: an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

3: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

Delta

1. An expression-based language developed by J.C. Cleaveland
in 1978.

2. A string-processing language with single-character commands
from Tandem Computers.

3. A language for system specification of simulation
execution.

["System Description and the DELTA Language",
E. Holback-Hansen et al, DELTA Proj Rep 4, Norweg Comput Ctr,
Feb 1977].

4. A COBOL generating language produced by {Delta Software
Entwicklung GmbH (http://www.delta-software.de/)}.

(2000-08-02)

delta

1. A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental
one (this use is general in physics and engineering). "I just
doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on
program size?" "About 30 percent." (He doubled the speed of
his program, but increased its size by only 30 percent.)

2. [Unix] A diff, especially a diff stored under the set
of version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control
System) or RCS (Revision Control System). See {change
management}.

3. A small quantity, but not as small as epsilon. The
jargon usage of delta and epsilon stems from the
traditional use of these letters in mathematics for very small
numerical quantities, particularly in "epsilon-delta" proofs
in limit theory (as in the differential calculus). The term
delta is often used, once epsilon has been mentioned, to
mean a quantity that is slightly bigger than epsilon but
still very small. "The cost isn't epsilon, but it's delta"
means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it is
nevertheless very small. Common constructions include "within
delta of ---", "within epsilon of ---": that is, "close to"
and "even closer to".

[Jargon File]

(2000-08-02)

delta
n.

1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small or
incremental one (this use is general in physics and engineering). "I
just doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on program
size?" "About 30 percent." (He doubled the speed of his program, but
increased its size by only 30 percent.)

2. [Unix] A diff, especially a diff stored under the set of
version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control System) or RCS
(Revision Control System).

3. n. A small quantity, but not as small as epsilon. The jargon
usage of delta and epsilon stems from the traditional use of
these letters in mathematics for very small numerical quantities,
particularly in `epsilon-delta' proofs in limit theory (as in the
differential calculus). The term delta is often used, once
epsilon has been mentioned, to mean a quantity that is slightly
bigger than epsilon but still very small. "The cost isn't epsilon,
but it's delta" means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it
is nevertheless very small. Common constructions include within delta
of --, within epsilon of --: that is, `close to' and `even closer
to'.

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Delta, AL
Zip code(s): 36258
Delta, CO (city, FIPS 19850)
Location: 38.74477 N, 108.07369 W
Population (1990): 3789 (1842 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 81416
Delta, IA (city, FIPS 19855)
Location: 41.32307 N, 92.32945 W
Population (1990): 409 (198 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52550
Delta, KY
Zip code(s): 42613
Delta, LA (village, FIPS 20330)
Location: 32.32384 N, 90.92323 W
Population (1990): 234 (104 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Delta, MO (city, FIPS 19072)
Location: 37.19816 N, 89.73703 W
Population (1990): 450 (184 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63744
Delta, OH (village, FIPS 21616)
Location: 41.57412 N, 84.00253 W
Population (1990): 2849 (1107 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43515
Delta, PA (borough, FIPS 18800)
Location: 39.72605 N, 76.32774 W
Population (1990): 761 (305 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17314
Delta, UT (city, FIPS 18910)
Location: 39.35329 N, 112.56566 W
Population (1990): 2998 (1012 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84624
Delta, WI
Zip code(s): 54856

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Delta, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 6400
Housing Units (2000): 2749
Land area (2000): 5.318651 sq. miles (13.775241 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.201126 sq. miles (0.520914 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.519777 sq. miles (14.296155 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19850
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.740879 N, 108.063423 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 81416
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, CO
Delta

Delta, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 2930
Housing Units (2000): 1193
Land area (2000): 2.600604 sq. miles (6.735532 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.600604 sq. miles (6.735532 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21616
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.575090 N, 84.002477 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 43515
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, OH
Delta

Delta, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 741
Housing Units (2000): 324
Land area (2000): 0.266230 sq. miles (0.689533 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.266230 sq. miles (0.689533 sq. km)
FIPS code: 18800
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.727207 N, 76.325668 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 17314
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, PA
Delta

Delta, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 410
Housing Units (2000): 191
Land area (2000): 0.998534 sq. miles (2.586190 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.998534 sq. miles (2.586190 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19855
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.324112 N, 92.329481 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52550
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, IA
Delta

Delta, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000): 239
Housing Units (2000): 111
Land area (2000): 2.978267 sq. miles (7.713676 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.145765 sq. miles (0.377530 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.124032 sq. miles (8.091206 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20330
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 32.321342 N, 90.936544 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, LA
Delta

Delta, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 3209
Housing Units (2000): 1106
Land area (2000): 3.151247 sq. miles (8.161691 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.151247 sq. miles (8.161691 sq. km)
FIPS code: 18910
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 39.353145 N, 112.573656 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84624
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, UT
Delta

Delta, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 517
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 0.440008 sq. miles (1.139616 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.440008 sq. miles (1.139616 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19072
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.197371 N, 89.738757 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63744
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delta, MO
Delta

Delta -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000): 38520
Housing Units (2000): 19223
Land area (2000): 1170.025159 sq. miles (3030.351121 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 821.558454 sq. miles (2127.826538 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1991.583613 sq. miles (5158.177659 sq. km)
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 45.877369 N, 86.946619 W
Headwords:
Delta
Delta, MI
Delta County
Delta County, MI

Delta -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 5327
Housing Units (2000): 2410
Land area (2000): 277.075228 sq. miles (717.621515 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.841580 sq. miles (2.179681 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 277.916808 sq. miles (719.801196 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.388817 N, 95.710045 W
Headwords:
Delta
Delta, TX
Delta County
Delta County, TX

Delta -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000): 27834
Housing Units (2000): 12374
Land area (2000): 1142.106394 sq. miles (2958.041854 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.416581 sq. miles (16.618868 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1148.522975 sq. miles (2974.660722 sq. km)
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.814325 N, 107.911736 W
Headwords:
Delta
Delta, CO
Delta County
Delta County, CO

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V, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, bill, bottomland, branch,
breakwater, bushveld, campo, cape, champaign, champaign country,
chersonese, coastal plain, coral reef, crotch, crutch, desert,
down, downs, fan, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats,
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head, headland, heath, hook, inguen, lande, level, llano, lowland,
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table, tableland, tongue, tree veld, trident, tundra, upland, vega,
veld, weald, wide-open spaces, wishbone, wold

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