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Beta
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 labiodental fricative|voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words ''have'' and ''vase''.
An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha.
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Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
(senseid) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
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Software in such a phase; a preliminary version.
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Any kind of content from early development that was not used in the final product.
Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
(cap) angle.
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.
(alternative spelling of)
(ellipsis of) a man who is less competent or desirable than an male.
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{{quote-book|en|year=2010|editor=Kevin J. Anderson|author=L. A. Banks|chapter=Dog Tired (of the Drama!)|title=Blood Lite II: Overbite|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=5ckoF81np3sC&pg=PA121&dq=%22beta%22+%22alpha+males%22|page=121|publisher=Gallery Books|isbn=9781439187654
{{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Terry Spear|title=Wolf Fever|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=DIqFPZ02V2sC&pg=PA24&dq=%22betas%22+%22alpha+males%22|page=24|publisher=Sourcebooks Casablanca|year_published=2010|isbn=9781402237577
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.
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2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 99:
- 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.
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Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
Designates the second in an of precedence.
Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
Associated with the beta male/female archetype.
To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
To beta-read a text.
1999, sqira a., in (monospace) http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative/msg/29d32d27e61755f2?dmode=source
- My thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you.
2000, Elizabeth Durack, quoted in Angelina I. Karpovich, “The Audience as Editor: The Role of Beta Readers in Online Fan Fiction Communities” (essay), in Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (editors), ''Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet'', McFarland (2006), (ISBN), page 180,
- Beta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do.
2002, Jane Davitt, in (monospace) http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative/msg/9301606b391212c0?dmode=source
- The next part is written and beta'd (thanks, Jen!), ready to go but <shuffles feet> I haven't even started what should be the final part yet.
2002, Karmen Ghia, in (monospace) http://groups.google.com/group/alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated/msg/8405f53e8acbb0c1?dmode=source
- I had the honor of betaing this story and as I was doing the first read through I had the odd, but lovely, experience when a story suspends the reader in its own rhythm and flow, its own reality.
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beta (gloss)
(l); the script|Greek letter Β (lowercase β)
boat; specifically a small, flat-bottom boat common to the coasts of Provence and Languedoc
(l) (gloss)
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beta (qualifier)
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(l) (software version)
(alt form); beet
(comparative of): better
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A beet.
The Greek letter beta.
(l) (qualifier)
(inflection of)
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- (quote)), it is not necessary for us that they be compounds in our language (lit. (m-g)).
(l) (gl)
(l) (all senses)
beet (plant)
(pt-verb form of)
a beta version of a program
''short for'' minnesbeta
to test software prior to release
to graze; to eat grass; to feed on growing herbage.
to steal