Meaning of alpha | Babel Free

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1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A
2. A placename.
3. A ghost town in California, United States (USA).
4. Alternative letter-case form of alpha.
   alt-of
5. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
   countable, uncountable
6. Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ)
7. The first letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
8. A village in Illinois, United States.
9. A member of Generation Alpha.
10. Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
    countable, uncountable
11. The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
    countable, uncountable
12. The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix
13. The first of a series; the beginning.
14. A village in Michigan, United States.
15. The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
    countable, uncountable
16. The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk
17. Astronomy The brightest star in a constellation.
    Astronomy
18. A city and village in Minnesota, United States.
19. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
    countable, uncountable
20. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male)
21. The mathematical estimate of the return on a security when the return on the market as a whole is zero. Alpha is derived from a in the formula Ri = a + bRm, which measures the return on a security (Ri) for a given return on the market (Rm) where b is beta.
    a
22. A borough of New Jersey, United States.
23. Clipping of alphabet.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
24. Being the highest ranked or most dominant individual of one's sex. Used of social animals: the alpha female of the wolf pack.
25. A town in Queensland, Australia.
26. The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
    countable, uncountable
27. Chemistry a. Being in the first position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.
    Chemistry
28. Former name of the International Space Station.
29. An angle of attack.
    countable, uncountable
30. Alphabetical.
31. A RISC CPU instruction set architecture developed and marketed by Digital Equipment Corporation (then later by Compaq and then Hewlett-Packard) from 1992 until 2004.
32. The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
    countable, uncountable
33. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the first letter in the Greek alphabet (Α, α), a vowel transliterated as a
    a
34. Ellipsis of alpha layer.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
35. (Education) Brit the highest grade or mark, as in an examination
    Brit
36. The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
    countable, uncountable
37. (General Physics) (modifier) a. involving or relating to helium-4 nuclei: an alpha particle.
    modifier
38. In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
    countable, slang, uncountable
39. Alternative letter-case form of Alpha (“member of Generation Alpha”).
    alt-of, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("α-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.”

“Similarly, alphas are 2.33% larger than that of the equivalent monthly alphas using compounded returns while no changes can be found using arithmetic returns.”

“To investment professionals, “alpha” is the return over and above the market return. If in a given year the S. & P. 500 returns fifteen per cent and an equity-fund manager generates a return of twenty per cent, his alpha is five per cent.”

“Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.”

“I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas.”

“This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha, or you have been trained to act like an alpha.”

“We will assume you got the .tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (not alphas, betas, or release candidates).”

“Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.”

“Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.”

“Contrary to the typical scenario expected in a dark A/B/O story, in this story both Hannibal and Will are alphas—but Hannibal wants Will to be his omega; subservient and submissive to him only.”

“Some of these old standards will feel alien to zoomers and alphas.”

“They are being partially replaced by a new generation – the Alphas, which cover children aged nine or under and account for 12 per cent of all Australians.”

“And if, as Twenge argues, the proliferation of internet-enabled devices is the defining factor in Gen Z’s profile — and the main root of its problems — the Alphas, or Polars, remain an open question.”

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