Tag: Symbol

  • Symbol — X

    Symbol — X

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Aug 2025

    • 24th letter of the English Alphabet.
    • Roman Numeral with the value Ten.
    • Unknown. e.g. X-ray
    • Check Mark
    • In Red written by a teacher means “Incorrect” or “Wrong”
    • X and O are symbols used in Tic-Tac-Toe.
    • Planet X could mean the Tenth Planet or Unknown Planet
    • XL — Extra Large
    • XML — eXtensible Markup Language
    • XP — eXtreme Programming; Windows Operating System
    • XS — Extra Small
    • XSL — eXtensible Style Language
    • XSLT — XSL Transform
    • XXL — Extra Extra Large
    • XXS – Extra Extra Small

    U Maung Maung wrote :
    Madam X

    U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) wrote :
    There was a joke from one comedian when the movie ‘Malcolm X’ came out. [Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister famous in the 1950s and 1960s and was assassinated Feb 21, 1965.] The joke was that he, the comedian, has been away from the movies for quite some time, he did not know and therefore missed the Malcolm I through IX.

  • I (Symbol)

    I (Symbol)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    • 9th letter of the English Alphabet
    • 3rd vowel in English
    • Roman Numeral with the value of one.

    I may stand for

    • Current. e.g. V = IR describes a property of Resistance
    • Information. e.g. IT (Information Technology)
    • Institute. e.g. RIT (Rangoon Institute of Technology)
    • Intelligence. e.g. AI (Artificial Intelligence)
    • Intermediate. e.g. I.Sc. (Intermediate of Science), I.A., I.Com
    • Intra. e.g. IV (Intravenous)
    • Iodine or Iodide

    U Win Myint (UCC) wrote:
    I may stand for I and me, not you.

    Uzin Bobby Myo Tun (A69) wrote :
    (I) Inflates the ego that brings one’s downfall!

    Dr. Nyunt Wai (SPHS63) wrote :
    I may stand for the President post of the world government, if there is one (the dream of Bertrand Russell).

    In medical science,

    I stands for

    • Inflammation
    • Infection
    • Iatrogenic ( disease caused by doctor)
    • Icterus (jaundice)
    • Injury
    • Infarction (localized death of an organ)
    • Incompatibility ( blood transfusion, organ transplantation )
    • Ischaemia (decreased blood supply to an organ)

    Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :
    And “impotence”

    Dr. Nyunt Wai added :
    Ko Johnny Thane Oke Kyaw-Myint Yes. One of the important image imploding issues.

    Michael Po Saw (M67) wrote :
    I can stand for “idiot” as well!

    Dr. Nyunt Wai added :
    idiosyncratic

  • V (Symbol)

    V (Symbol)

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    • 23rd letter of the English Alphabet
    • Roman Numeral with the value of 5
    • Victory
    • Volt
    • UV — Ultra Violet
    • VG — Very Good
    • VIBGYOR — Violet Indigo Blue Green Yellow Orange Red
    • VLDB — Very Large Data Base
    • VLSI — Very Large Scale Integration
    • VW — Volkswagen or Folk’s Wagon

    Dr. Nyunt Wai wrote :

    VLDL Very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol is produced in the liver and released into the bloodstream to supply body tissues with a type of fat (triglycerides). It is one of the bad cholesterols as it can contribute to narrowing of arteries which may result in heart attack (due to death of part of blood-starved heart muscle).

    U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) wrote :

    This SciFi TV series, V
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(2009_TV_series)
    have had a cult following though it lasted only 2 years.