ASCII Character ρ

Rho /ˈroʊ/ (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ϱ; Greek: ρο or ρω) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from Phoenician letter res 𐤓. Its uppercase form uses the same glyph, Ρ, as the distinct Latin letter P; the two letters have different Unicode encodings. Rho is classed as a liquid consonant (together with Lambda and sometimes the nasals Mu and Nu), which has important implications for morphology. Letters that arose from rho include Roman R and Cyrillic Er (Р).