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'''X̂''' is the Latin letter ''X'' with a [[circumflex]]. The letter is used in the modern orthography of the [[Aleut_language#Orthography|Aleut language]]<ref>{{cite book |
'''X̂''' is the Latin letter ''X'' with a [[circumflex]]. The letter is used in the modern orthography of the [[Aleut_language#Orthography|Aleut language]]<ref>{{cite book |
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In mathematics, x̂ often refers to the [[unit vector]] in the +X direction. |
In mathematics, x̂ often refers to the [[unit vector]] in the +X direction. |
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Being a relatively recent letter, not present in any legacy 8-bit Latin encoding, the letter '''X̂''' is not represented directly by a [[precomposed character]] in [[Unicode]] either, it has to be [[Combining character|composed]] as X+ [[Combining Diacritical Marks|◌̂]] (U+0300). |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:14, 8 January 2024
| Latin letter X with circumflex | |
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| X̂x̂ | |
| Usage | |
| Language of origin | Aleut language, Haida language |
| Phonetic usage | voiceless uvular fricative /χ/ |
| Unicode codepoint | U+0058 + U+0302, U+0078 + U+0302 |
| History | |
| Development | 𓊽
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| Other | |
X̂ is the Latin letter X with a circumflex. The letter is used in the modern orthography of the Aleut language[1] and in the current Alaska Native Language Center alphabet of the Haida language.[2] In both cases, it represents the sound /χ/.
In mathematics, x̂ often refers to the unit vector in the +X direction.
Computing codes
Being a relatively recent letter, not present in any legacy 8-bit Latin encoding, the letter X̂ is not represented directly by a precomposed character in Unicode either, it has to be composed as X+ ◌̂ (U+0300).
References
- ^ Bergsland, Knut (1994). Aleut Dictionary = Unangam Tunudgusii: an unabridged lexicon of the Aleutian, Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut language. Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska. ISBN 978-1-55500-047-9.
- ^ Lachler, Jordan. "Ways of Writing Haida". Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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