Sigma Explained A90C23
Let's learn about the Greek letter sigma: $\sigma$! 🎉
1. Sigma $\sigma$ is a letter from the Greek alphabet. It looks like this: \sigma
2. We use sigma in math a lot, especially for adding many numbers together.
3. Imagine you have 3 boxes with candies 🍬 🍬 🍬
**Box 1:**
Group 1:
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4. Now, if you want to add candies from 5 boxes each with 3 candies, sigma helps write that easily: $$\sigma_{i=1}^{5} 3 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15$$
5. So sigma means "add up all the things from start to end!"
Great job learning $\sigma$! 🌟🍬 🍬 🍬
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