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/)}.