noun, masculine/lɑ̃b.da/plural: lambda
lambda (Greek letter); price elasticity of an option in relation to that of its holder; the most ordinary member of a group; a former unit of capacity or volume equivalent to a microliter, whose symbol is λ; a level of intensity equivalent to forty decibels above the threshold for hearing a sound with a frequency of one kilohertz
Synonyms: noctuelle gamma
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάμβδα (lámbda).