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Β β Greek: βήτα
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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.2 Noun 5 Malay 5.1 Pronoun 5.1.1 See also 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Etymology 1 7.1.1 Noun 7.2 Etymology 2 7.2.1 Noun 7.2.2 Verb 7.2.3 See also

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From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bēta)

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈbiːtə/, SAMPA: /"bi:t@/
• (US) enPR: bāʹtə, IPA: /ˈbeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"beIt@/

  Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə

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beta (not comparable)

1. Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
2. Designates the second in an order of precedence.
3. (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.

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beta (plural betas)

1. The name of 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. Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc.
3. (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
4. (computing) 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. (computing) A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.
6. (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
7. (physics) A beta particle or beta ray.
8. A beta fish, of the genus Betta.

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to beta (third-person singular simple present betas, present participle betaing, simple past and past participle betaed)

1. (computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
2. (chiefly Internet) To proofread a text, especially fan fiction.
   • 1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative [1]

     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 9780786426409, 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 alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative [2]

     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 alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated [3]

     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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• Alphagram: abet
• bate
• beat

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beta f. (plural betes)

1. Beta; the Greek letter Β (lowercase β).

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From Occitan beta

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beta f. (plural betes)

1. boat; specifically a small, flat-bottom boat common to the coasts of Provence and Languedoc.

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beta f. inv.

1. beta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

beta f. (plural bete)

1. beet (plant of the genus Beta)

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bēta (genitive bētae); f, first declension

1. A beet.

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bēta (indeclinable); n.

1. The Greek letter beta.

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beta

1. I, me

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• aku
• saya

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beta f. (plural betas)

1. beta; the Greek letter Β, β

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Unknown

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beta n.

Inflection for beta 1	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	beta	betat	beta	betan
Possessive form	betas	betats	betas	betans

1. beta; the Greek letter Β, β

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Unknown

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Inflection for beta 1-3	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	beta	betan	betor	betorna
Possessive form	betas	betans	betors	betornas

beta c.

1. beetroot
2. (computing) a beta version of a program
3. (slang) short for minnesbeta

[edit] Verb

Conjugations of beta
Infinitive	beta
Present tense	betar
Past tense	betade
Supine	betat
Imperative	beta
Present participle	betande, betandes
Past participle	betad

beta

1. graze; to eat grass; to feed on growing herbage.
2. to test software prior to release.

[edit] See also

• beta av
• bete