What is iota function full name

[lili]

On Friday, 21 June 2019 at 09:09:33 UTC, aliak wrote:
> On Friday, 21 June 2019 at 09:01:17 UTC, lili wrote:
>> Hi Guys：
>>     What is range.iota function full name
>
> That is the full name. Or what do you mean?
>
> Found on the internet somewhere:
>
> "The function is named after the integer function ⍳ from the 
> programming language APL."

😄 I mean is that the what is iota stands for.

in dictionary iota means:
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
  but this function is not that mean.