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Iota (uppercase/lowercaseΙ ι), is the letter of theGreek alphabet, used to represent the "i" sound inAncient andModern Greek. In the system ofGreek numerals, it has a value of 10. Letters that came from it include the RomanI and CyrillicІ.
Inmathematics, the lowercase is used to represent theinclusion function inset theory.[1] The term "iota" is also used to refer to an infinitesimal amount or an insignificant quantity.[2][3]