According to the question, ALPHA is to OMEGA as FIRST is to Twenty Fourth (24th)
Omega is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabets.
In the early eighth century BC, the Greek alphabet was used in writing the Greek language. The language was originated from the Phoenician alphabet. Greek alphabet was the last alphabetic scripts that have specific letters for vowels and consonants.
Further Explanation
The alphabet was developed about 1000BC. It went through many changes and in the fifth century, two similar Greek alphabets were introduced. They are the Ionic and Chalcidian. alphabets.
Athens took interest in the ionic alphabets and it is the alphabet that is in used in modern Greece.
However, the chalcidan alphabet was a forerunner of the Etruscan and Latin alphabets. The Latin alphabet forms some of the European alphabets.
The original scripts were actually written in capital letter and more different scripts were introduced. This makes it easier to write.
The Greek alphabets are used in mathematics and science. Letter such as eta, rho, omega are commonly used to indicate series of mathematical, engineering and scientific measures.
It is used to designate philanthropic, fraternities and sororities. Some English books used Greek alphabets for numbering.
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