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Phi
Phi

Phi (uppercase Φ, lowercase φ or math symbol ϕ), pronounced ˈfaɪ or sometimes /ˈfiː/ in English,[1] and ˈfi in modern Greek, is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. In modern Greek, it represents [f], a voiceless labiodental fricative. In Ancient Greek it represented [pʰ], an aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive (from which English ultimately inherits the spelling "ph" in words derived from Greek). In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 500 (φʹ) or 500,000 (͵φ). The Cyrillic letter Ef (Ф, ф) arose from Φ.


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