A symbol identifying a genetic lineage as a paragroup of a specified haplogroup
Star (game theory), the value given to the game where both players have only the option of moving to the zero game
In linguistics, a symbol that prefixes a word or phrase that, in historical linguistics, is a reconstructed form for which no actual examples have been found; and in linguistics of a modern language (see: synchronic linguistics), is judged ungrammatical
The symbol is used to refer a reader to a footnote
The symbol is used to refer a reader to an endnote
In 1999, Thomas Andresen said the following to the Russian webzine Vae Solis...Algol, in particular, is uniquely nerdy no matter which disambiguation adventure you choose. Maybe that’s why Andresen was fond of it, stating in the same interview that “the last guitar player we had (Kjell) tried to [change the name], but no way I would let him do it ... Hm ... .