Meaning of beta | Babel Free

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1. The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β,  β), preceded by alpha (Α,  α) and followed by gamma, (Γ,  γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase
2. The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
   countable, uncountable
3. Clipping of Betamax
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
4. A member of Generation Beta.
5. a term of endearment, used towards someone of equal or lower standing such as a friend or child, similar to brother or son
   Hinglish, India, North, Pakistan, colloquial, countable, uncountable
6. An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha
7. An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha.
   countable, rare, uncountable
8. a videocassette tape format.
9. Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices
10. Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
    countable, uncountable
11. A test period for new software or hardware.
12. The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing
13. The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
    uncountable
14. The second letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
15. Software in such a phase; a preliminary version.
    countable
16. The second item in a series or system of classification.
17. Any kind of content from early development that was not used in the final product.
    proscribed, uncountable
18. A mathematical measure of the sensitivity of rates of return on a portfolio or a given stock compared with rates of return on the market as a whole. A beta of 1.0 indicates that an asset closely follows the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates greater volatility than the market.
19. Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
    countable, uncountable
20. Astronomy The second brightest star in a constellation.
    Astronomy
21. A beta particle or beta ray.
    countable, uncountable
22. Computers The version of a software or hardware product used in a beta test.
    Computers
23. Sideslip angle.
    countable, uncountable
24. Being the second-ranked individual of one's sex. Used of social animals: the beta male of the chimpanzee colony.
25. The range of engine power settings in which the blade pitch angle of a constant-speed propeller is controlled directly by the angle of the engine's throttle lever (rather than varying with engine torque and airspeed to maintain a constant propeller RPM), allowing the propeller to be disked to generate high drag and slow the aircraft quickly.
    countable, uncountable
26. Chemistry a. Being in the second position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.
    Chemistry
27. Alternative spelling of betta (“fish in the genus Betta”).
    alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
28. Computers Of or relating to a beta test or the software or hardware involved in a beta test.
    Computers
29. Ellipsis of beta male, a man who is less competent or desirable than an alpha male.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable
30. In omegaverse fiction, a person of a secondary sex similar to normal humans, lacking the biological drives of alphas and omegas but generally capable of bonding and mating with either.
    countable, slang, uncountable

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Examples

“But let me tell you happy extroverts that only Vera Telfer and H. A. C. Evans got even an alpha minus; only T. E. Hendrie got a beta plus […]”

“Mr Taylor would hardly give a beta minus to one of his history students […]”

“The English class was for me delightful. My essays, still written under the influence of Kubla Khan, nearly always got a beta plus.”

“An inspection of the results indicate that Property Trusts is the lowest risk industry with a long-run beta of 0.4520 while Gold is the highest risk industry with a long-run beta of 1.5229.”

“The company is offering a public beta program to test the software.”

“He quickly deduced our goal—ship a quality beta—but he also quickly discerned that we had no idea about the quality of the product because of our pile of untriaged bugs.”

“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).”

“Before Evolve had even seen its first beta, the game's publisher dipped its toe into presenting it as an eSport.”

“Apple is rolling out the public beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on Thursday. We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad. These versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are betas and don’t represent final software.”

“beta levels; beta characters; beta items in a video game”

““I guess in your psychological language of alpha males and beta males, I would be firmly in the camp that prefers the more laid-back betas,” she took a deep breath, “like your father.””

““They want sexy, virile alpha males, yes? But that doesn't come with sensitive and loyal and all of that. That's a beta. A frickin' collie, Lola. […]”

“She'd always had a thing for alpha males. Not that she had any intention of being bossed around, even if one had her best interests at heart. Her fascination with alphas was that they were a challenge. Betas didn't hold much of an appeal.”

“When they ride the cock carousel in preference to the responsible betas that they find so boring, well, we guess that they pay.”

“News of Harper-Mercer's murder spree, which killed ten, prompted speculation on neoreactionary forums that the long-awaited “beta uprising” of virginal shut-ins had begun. Not quite. But in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, a large audience of Americans finally saw the real beta uprising in the violent Nazi rally that shut the city down”

“Many A/B/O stories posit societies where biological imperatives divide people based on wolf pack hierarchies into sexual dominants (alphas), sexual submissives (omegas), and everyone else (betas).”

“In ASD, the beta also functions as a contrast, as Yuri is assumed to be a beta before his first heat reveals his omega status.”

“Betas are usually second in command to the reigning alpha, and omegas belong to the lowest caste of the social hierarchy.”

“Don't pick that up, beta, it's dirty.”

“The digital revolution is changing these rules, but as of this writing, generally you submit your music video to the network for review on Beta tape.”

“With an estimated 90% of all online content expected to be generated in some way shape or form by AI by as early as 2026, theorists predict Betas will grow up in a world heavily fraught by deepfake content, truth will no longer be a fixed concept, and they will spend their lives searching for reality.”

“For the Betas, AI and robots will be a normal part of life for them.”

“Members of Gen Z are the first digital natives, but individual experiences varied depending on their families’ economic circumstances, a barrier no longer applicable for the Betas, she [Melissa Clark-Reynolds] says.”

“Millennials will almost certainly spend it on luxuries such as family homes and trying to retire before they are 90 (and the odd bit of avocado toast, of course) before they can pass it on to Betas.”

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