Definitions for beta
ˈbeɪ tə; esp. Brit. ˈbi-be·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. betanoun

   the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

2. Beta, genus Betaadjective

   beets

3. betaadjective

   second in order of importance

   "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"

4. betaadjective

   preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product

   "a beta version"; "beta software"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. betanoun

   The name of the second letter of the Greek alphabet (, u03B2), preceded by alpha (, u03B1) and followed by gamma, (, u03B3). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

2. betanoun

   Used in marking scheme: u03B1, u03B2, u03B3 or u03B1+, u03B1, u03B1-, u03B2 etc.

3. betanoun

   Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.

4. betanoun

   The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.

5. betanoun

   A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.

6. betanoun

   Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.

7. betanoun

   A beta particle or beta ray.

8. betanoun

   A beta fish, of the genus Betta.

9. betanoun

   A beta male.

10. betaverb

    To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.

11. betaverb

    To proofread a text, especially fan fiction.

12. betaadjective

    Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.

13. betaadjective

    Designates the second in an order of precedence.

14. betaadjective

    Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.

15. Betanoun

    Betamax.

16. Betanoun

    A scientific caste of people in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

17. Etymology: From βῆτα

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beta

   Beta (UK: , US: ; uppercase Β, lowercase β, or cursive ϐ; Ancient Greek: βῆτα, romanized: bē̂ta or Greek: βήτα, romanized: víta) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. In Ancient Greek, beta represented the voiced bilabial plosive IPA: [b]. In Modern Greek, it represents the voiced labiodental fricative IPA: [v] while IPA: [b] in borrowed words is instead commonly transcribed as μπ. Letters that arose from beta include the Roman letter ⟨B⟩ and the Cyrillic letters ⟨Б⟩ and ⟨В⟩.

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1. beta

   Beta is a term used in various fields with different interpretations: 1) In Finance/Economics: Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or portfolio compared to the market as a whole. It is used in capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market returns. 2) In Technology/Software: Beta version refers to a preliminary version of a product, such as a website, software, or an app, released to a limited audience for testing and feedback before the final version is launched. 3) In Physics: Beta particles are high-energy, high-speed electrons or positrons emitted by certain types of radioactive nuclei in the process of beta decay. 4) In Statistics: Beta is the second Greek letter and it often stands for the probability of making a Type II error in a statistical test, which occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected. 5) In Greek Alphabet: Beta is the second letter. These definitions may change depending on the context in which the term is used.

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1. BETA

   BETA is a pure object-oriented language originating within the "Scandinavian School" in object-orientation where the first object-oriented language Simula was developed. From a technical perspective, BETA provides several unique features. Classes and Procedures are unified to one concept, a Pattern. Also, classes are defined as properties/attributes of objects. This means that a class cannot be instantiated without an explicit object context. A consequence of this is that BETA supports nested classes. Classes can be virtually defined, much like virtual methods can be in most object-oriented programming languages. Virtual entities are never overwritten; instead they are redefined or specialized. BETA supports the object-oriented perspective on programming and has comprehensive facilities for procedural and functional programming. It has powerful abstraction mechanisms to support identification of objects, classification and composition. BETA is a strongly typed language like Simula, Eiffel and C++, with most type checking done at compile-time. BETA aims to achieve an optimal balance between compile-time type checking and run-time type checking.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beta

   1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with “in”: in beta. In the Real World, hardware or software systems often go through two stages of release testing: Alpha (in-house) and Beta (out-house?). Beta releases are generally made to a group of lucky (or unlucky) trusted customers. 2. Anything that is new and experimental. “His girlfriend is in beta” means that he is still testing for compatibility and reserving judgment. 3. Flaky; dubious; suspect (since beta software is notoriously buggy).Historical note: More formally, to beta-test is to test a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected (or self-selected) customers and users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. Alpha Test was the unit, module, or component test phase; Beta Test was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design, and the D test was the C test repeated after the model had been in production a while.

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1. beta

   The beta symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the beta symbol and its characteristic.

2. BETA

   What does BETA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BETA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BETA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Beta is ranked #151532 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Beta surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Beta.
   
   55.5% or 60 total occurrences were White.
   17.5% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   12.9% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   11.1% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Letter

Anagrams for beta »

1. abet

2. bate

3. beat

How to pronounce beta?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say beta in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beta in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of beta in a Sentence

1. Scott Sobel:

   Brazil has become a beta market for the world.

2. Jennifer Wexton:

   What they are doing here is they are beta testing this message for the midterms, this year Southwest Virginia is Southwest Virginia and all eyes are on Southwest Virginia.

3. Bruce Neal:

   Patients with sleep apnea, who are often at increased cardiovascular risk, need rigorous management with other indicated therapies, such as blood pressure lowering, statins, and antithrombotic drugs, i think the most interesting finding of the meta-analysis is that the best estimate of the effect of obstructive sleep apnea treatment on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events is very similar to the reduction in risk seen with aspirin, beta-blockers, or statin medications.

4. Jeremy Stretch:

   It’s very much a case of hopes for the future against the reality of the first quarter of this year which is going to still prove to be fairly troubled, for now at least, the optimism that we’re hoping for has been somewhat delayed and that has taken a little bit of steam out of the euro and just put a little bit of support back in the dollar but ultimately I think it is still a case of those high-beta commodity currencies, reflation currencies, will continue to perform well.

5. Greg Abbott:

   As Tropical Storm Beta approaches, I call on all Texans in the Gulf Coast region to heed the advice of local officials and take the necessary precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones out of harm's way, the State of Texas is prepared to support communities in the path of the storm, where substantial amounts of rainfall and flash flooding are a significant threat. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and work collaboratively with officials to ensure our fellow Texans are safe.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=beta
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beta
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=beta
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Beta
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html