Beta
noun
The second letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and so on are the stanzas of the ancient Greeks.
noun
The second phase in the development or evolution of something, especially a software, application, or system.
The beta version of the app was released for testing.
Often appears as...
- beta testing
- beta phase
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Technical
noun
A measure of the risk potential of a stock or an investment portfolio.
A higher beta implies higher risk, but also offers the potential for higher returns.
Often appears as...
- high beta
- low beta
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Technical
noun
Type of a person, often referring to the second in influence or importance, usually reserved and supportive in nature.
He is more of a beta than an alpha – he prefers to follow rather than lead.
Often appears as...
- beta male
- beta personality
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of radiation that is made up of fast-moving electrons.
Beta radiation can penetrate the skin and is harmful to living tissue.
Often appears as...
- beta radiation
- beta particles
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The second letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and so on are the stanzas of the ancient Greeks.
noun
The second phase in the development or evolution of something, especially a software, application, or system.
The beta version of the app was released for testing.
Often appears as...
- beta testing
- beta phase
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A measure of the risk potential of a stock or an investment portfolio.
A higher beta implies higher risk, but also offers the potential for higher returns.
Often appears as...
- high beta
- low beta
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Type of a person, often referring to the second in influence or importance, usually reserved and supportive in nature.
He is more of a beta than an alpha – he prefers to follow rather than lead.
Often appears as...
- beta male
- beta personality
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of radiation that is made up of fast-moving electrons.
Beta radiation can penetrate the skin and is harmful to living tissue.
Often appears as...
- beta radiation
- beta particles
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Greek Alphabet
Remember 'beta' is Greek and is used when discussing Greek language, history, or fraternity names.
In the fraternity's name Phi Beta Kappa, 'Beta' stands for the second founding principle.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Second
'Beta' signifies being second in a series or sequence but also implies more to follow.
After the beta, the next letter is gamma.
Pro Tip 1/2Greek Alphabet
Remember 'beta' is Greek and is used when discussing Greek language, history, or fraternity names.
In the fraternity's name Phi Beta Kappa, 'Beta' stands for the second founding principle.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Second
'Beta' signifies being second in a series or sequence but also implies more to follow.
After the beta, the next letter is gamma.
Pro Tip 1/2Greek Alphabet
Remember 'beta' is Greek and is used when discussing Greek language, history, or fraternity names.
In the fraternity's name Phi Beta Kappa, 'Beta' stands for the second founding principle.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Second
'Beta' signifies being second in a series or sequence but also implies more to follow.
After the beta, the next letter is gamma.
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Dave Isay: Everyone...
helping them record their conversation, which is preserved forever, but at this very moment, we're releasing a public beta version of the StoryCorps app. The app is a digital facilitator that walks you through the StoryCorps interview process, helps you pick questions, and gives you all the tips you need
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Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain. But what happens if you shortchange yourself on sleep? Many scientists believe that poor sleep hygiene might actually be a predictor of Alzheimer's. A single night of sleep deprivation leads to an increase in amyloid beta.
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New insights on poverty...
up working as a beta on the net, so you don't have to download it any longer. And let me repeat what you saw last year. The bubbles are the countries. Here you have the fertility rate -- the number of children per woman -- and there you have the length of life in years.
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Comparing the carbon...
star ratings an airline a which has been topped so far unsurprisingly has five stars and then we need to communicate the message and I'm excited to announce this bruno said thank you that we're launching at the end of next week as a beta with a kosher org one of the
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A new way to diagnose...
autism can be free from the devastating consequences the comma beta times the profound intellectual disabilities the lack of language the profound profound isolation we feel the individuals of autism in fact have a very special perspective on the world and we need
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Could we survive...
To thrive as a species during space travel, we could potentially develop methods to quickly program protective abilities into ourselves. A beta version of these methods is gene therapy, which we can currently use to correct genetic diseases.
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Building a theater that...
beside balconies for the proscenium and there it is in the thrust configuration in order to do that again we needed a client who's willing to take educational risks and they told us one important thing you shall not beta test meaning nothing
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
express and maintain their status but sadly it's this body language that is far too often misunderstood as being vicious and evil but really it's only a language this is motsi the beta wolf the peacemaker and puppy sitter or guardian
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Monitor Lizard...
turn into pupae which then turned into more flies which leads to more flies it's the circular life it's one dead lizard for thousands of new bones he's got something called beta carotene in
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Best of Australian...
is a success in 35 days time a tiny baby koala will make its way into betas pouch the team will be one step closer to helping rare marsupials like grim P I
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Dave Isay: Everyone...
helping them record their conversation, which is preserved forever, but at this very moment, we're releasing a public beta version of the StoryCorps app. The app is a digital facilitator that walks you through the StoryCorps interview process, helps you pick questions, and gives you all the tips you need
Video examples
What You Can Do to...
Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain. But what happens if you shortchange yourself on sleep? Many scientists believe that poor sleep hygiene might actually be a predictor of Alzheimer's. A single night of sleep deprivation leads to an increase in amyloid beta.
Video examples
New insights on poverty...
up working as a beta on the net, so you don't have to download it any longer. And let me repeat what you saw last year. The bubbles are the countries. Here you have the fertility rate -- the number of children per woman -- and there you have the length of life in years.
Video examples
Comparing the carbon...
star ratings an airline a which has been topped so far unsurprisingly has five stars and then we need to communicate the message and I'm excited to announce this bruno said thank you that we're launching at the end of next week as a beta with a kosher org one of the
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A new way to diagnose...
autism can be free from the devastating consequences the comma beta times the profound intellectual disabilities the lack of language the profound profound isolation we feel the individuals of autism in fact have a very special perspective on the world and we need
Video examples
Could we survive...
To thrive as a species during space travel, we could potentially develop methods to quickly program protective abilities into ourselves. A beta version of these methods is gene therapy, which we can currently use to correct genetic diseases.
Video examples
Building a theater that...
beside balconies for the proscenium and there it is in the thrust configuration in order to do that again we needed a client who's willing to take educational risks and they told us one important thing you shall not beta test meaning nothing
Video examples
Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
express and maintain their status but sadly it's this body language that is far too often misunderstood as being vicious and evil but really it's only a language this is motsi the beta wolf the peacemaker and puppy sitter or guardian
Video examples
Monitor Lizard...
turn into pupae which then turned into more flies which leads to more flies it's the circular life it's one dead lizard for thousands of new bones he's got something called beta carotene in
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Best of Australian...
is a success in 35 days time a tiny baby koala will make its way into betas pouch the team will be one step closer to helping rare marsupials like grim P I
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Austan Goolsbee
American Public Servant
When I was at MIT, they had a beta test of Mosaic, the first popular browser. I remember looking at it, and there was a weather map or something. Now, in fairness to me, there weren't any websites then. But I remember saying, 'This is stupid - what's the point?' Now, of course, it's obvious.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Mushrooms have many helpful nutrients, including beta glucans for immune enhancement, ergothioneines for antioxidative potentiation, nerve growth stimulators for helping brain function, and antimicrobial compounds for limiting viruses.
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Sinbad
American Comedian
Here's the thing about Apple, we complain and they give us more battery life. We complain and they'll give us more stuff. Everything's beta right now. Everything's experimental. They really don't know what people want.
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Jessie J
English Musician
When I was nine, I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was prescribed beta blockers, which had the side effect of turning my skin green. Looking like Shrek's little sister at school wasn't the easiest thing.
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Jay Chiat
American Businessman
We set up a beta site, a test site, with movie, music and book reviews. If you're reading them and you want to buy a book or a ticket for a movie that's reviewed on the site, you can do that without leaving our site.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
Beta males and females historically fare poorly in anchor positions, and whoever has the dominate, or more alpha, personality will always win out in spoken word count simply because they don't wait for an opening.
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Shawn Fanning
American Businessman
It was very early, and we were still like beta or alpha stage, and so we started receiving a ton of download. The server became overloaded, and that's when I realized that this had a huge market.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
I think beta males on an evolutionary basis are much more successful than the alpha males are. You don't hear much about us, but there's a lot more of us out there.
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Jim Barksdale
American Businessman
We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.
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Kevin Lynch
American Businessman
We're actually helping advance HTML5 in some very concrete ways, such as Edge, which is in beta.
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Austan Goolsbee
American Public Servant
When I was at MIT, they had a beta test of Mosaic, the first popular browser. I remember looking at it, and there was a weather map or something. Now, in fairness to me, there weren't any websites then. But I remember saying, 'This is stupid - what's the point?' Now, of course, it's obvious.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Mushrooms have many helpful nutrients, including beta glucans for immune enhancement, ergothioneines for antioxidative potentiation, nerve growth stimulators for helping brain function, and antimicrobial compounds for limiting viruses.
Quote examples
Sinbad
American Comedian
Here's the thing about Apple, we complain and they give us more battery life. We complain and they'll give us more stuff. Everything's beta right now. Everything's experimental. They really don't know what people want.
Quote examples
Jessie J
English Musician
When I was nine, I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was prescribed beta blockers, which had the side effect of turning my skin green. Looking like Shrek's little sister at school wasn't the easiest thing.
Quote examples
Jay Chiat
American Businessman
We set up a beta site, a test site, with movie, music and book reviews. If you're reading them and you want to buy a book or a ticket for a movie that's reviewed on the site, you can do that without leaving our site.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
Beta males and females historically fare poorly in anchor positions, and whoever has the dominate, or more alpha, personality will always win out in spoken word count simply because they don't wait for an opening.
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Shawn Fanning
American Businessman
It was very early, and we were still like beta or alpha stage, and so we started receiving a ton of download. The server became overloaded, and that's when I realized that this had a huge market.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
I think beta males on an evolutionary basis are much more successful than the alpha males are. You don't hear much about us, but there's a lot more of us out there.
Quote examples
Jim Barksdale
American Businessman
We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.
Quote examples
Kevin Lynch
American Businessman
We're actually helping advance HTML5 in some very concrete ways, such as Edge, which is in beta.
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