English word origin

Etymology of vega

From Spanish vega.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Spanish vega.

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Derivation mentionvegaes

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)

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Machine-source provenance

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