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beta

Entries 1 to 10 of 22.

  1. 1beta (noun)
  2. 2beta (adjective)
  3. beta–adrenergic
  4. beta–amyloid
  5. beta–blocker
  6. beta–carotene
  7. beta cell
  8. beta decay
  9. beta–endorphin
  10. beta globulin

Main Entry:
1be·ta Listen to the pronunciation of 1beta
Pronunciation:
\ˈbā-tə, chiefly British ˈbē-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth
Date:
14th century
1 : the 2d letter of the Greek alphabet — see alphabet table 2 : beta particle 3 : a measure of the risk potential of a stock or an investment portfolio expressed as a ratio of the stock's or portfolio's volatility to the volatility of the market as a whole 4 : a nearly complete prototype of a product (as software) <released in beta> <the beta version>
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