Sigma \Sig"ma\, n.; pl. {Sigmas}. [L., from Gr. ???, ???.]
The Greek letter [Sigma], [sigma], or [sigmat] (English S, or
s). It originally had the form of the English C.
sigma
n : the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
SIGMA
A scientific {visual programming} environment from NASA.
{(http://fi-www.arc.nasa.gov/fia/projects/sigma/)}.