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Jargon of the day: Delta


Jargon: Delta

Translation: Change. People in the government and military seem to like this word a lot. I have no idea why they use it, since it seems to be a direct synonym for “change.” Maybe using it makes them feel like insiders?

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2 Responses to “Jargon of the day: Delta”

  1. Consul-At-Arms Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 3:17 am

    It’s a mathematical term; IIRC the greek letter Delta is used to represent change or the rate of change.

    Many years since math for me.

  2. Alanna Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    I knew the term from math myself, but I still don’t know why people persist in using it when they could just say “change.” Especially because it’s not used to mean rate of change in this context, just change.

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