Z (disambiguation)
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Z is the 26th and last letter of the Latin alphabet.
Z may also refer to:
Mathematics
- Z-score, a concept in statistics
- zepto- (z), an SI prefix meaning 10−21
- zetta- (Z), an SI prefix meaning 1021
- , the notation for the set of all integers
- z-axis, part of the Cartesian coordinate system
- The plastic section modulus, a geometric property
Natural science
- Z boson, an elementary particle
- Z chromosome
- Haplogroup Z
- Atomic number, the number of protons in an atom's nucleus
- Carboxybenzyl, an organic compound
- Compressibility factor, a thermodynamic property
- Z, the number of formula units per unit cell in a crystalline solid
- The degree of redshift, a concept in astronomical spectroscopy
- Z, a descriptor for stereoisomers with a double bond in E-Z notation
- Metallicity, the proportion of matter making up a star or other astronomical object that is neither hydrogen nor helium.
Computing
- Z (video game), a 1996 computer game
- .Z, a file extension
- z-buffering, the management of depth for 3-D graphics
- z/OS, a 64 bit operating system for mainframe computers
- Z-machine, a virtual machine used by Infocom for text adventure games
- Z Corporation, a computer printer company
- Z notation, a specification language for computing systems
Film and television
- Z (1969 film), a 1969 French thriller film
- Z (1999 film), a 1999 Kannada thriller film
- Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, a Power Rangers: S.P.D. character
- Z movie, a description for low-budget films
- Z, an Antz character
- Z, a Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki character
- Agent Z (pronounced "zed"), a character from Men in Black and Men in Black II (deceased in Men in Black 3)
Music
- Z (Aion album)
- Z (My Morning Jacket album)
- Z (SZA EP)
- Z., the Zimmerman catalog prefix for works by Henry Purcell
Literature
- Z Magazine
- Z (play), by Anne Szumigalski
- Z, a novel by Vassilis Vassilikos
- Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, by Therese Fowler
- Z, brand logo of Zed Books, an independent academic publishing company based in London
- "Z" a pseudonym of Ezra Pound
Other uses
- z, the IPA symbol for a voiced alveolar sibilant sound
- Z (New York City Subway service)
- Z Communications, activist media group
- Z Energy Limited, a New Zealand energy processing company and constituent of the NZX 50 Index
- Z Pulsed Power Facility, X-ray generator
- Z-Cars, a British television drama series
- Class Z Reserve, contingent of the British Army
- Kawasaki Z series, a series of motorcycles
- Lost City of Z, city in Brazil
- Nissan Z-car, series of sports cars
- Honda CR-Z, series of Hybrid cars
- Lincoln MKZ, series of Luxury cars
- Coordinated Universal Time zone "UTC", aka "Zulu Time"
- Zillow trading symbol for Zillow Group
See also
- Zed (disambiguation)
- Zee (disambiguation)
- Big Z (disambiguation)
- Channel Z (disambiguation)
- ZZ (disambiguation)
- ZZZ (disambiguation)
- Zzzz (disambiguation)
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