Z (disambiguation)

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
• $\mathbb{Z}$, 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, 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 (disambiguation), several 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)