The Supreme Court's ruling, however, was neither followed by Georgia nor enforced by the U.S. government. President Andrew Jackson, sensitive to Georgia's claims of independence at a time when the states wielded considerable power, had no interest in enforcing the Court's decree.
Medical Definition of delta. 1  1: of or relating to one of four or more closely related chemical substances the delta chain of fetal hemoglobin Î´-yohimbineâused somewhat arbitrarily to specify ordinal relationship or a particular physical form and especially one that is allotropic, isomeric, or stereoisomeric (as in Î´-benzene hexachloride)
Uppercase delta has two different mathematical meanings. Both meanings begin with the letter D just like the Greek letter, which should help you remember them: Difference is the most common meaning of the uppercase delta. It is simply the difference or change in a certain quantity. When we say delta y, for example, we mean the change in y or how much y changes. Discriminant is the second most common meaning of the uppercase delta.