beta
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bēta)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈbiːtə/, SAMPA: /"bi:t@/
- (US) enPR: bāʹtə, IPA: /ˈbeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"beIt@/
- Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə
[edit] Adjective
beta (not generally comparable; )
- Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
- Designates the second in an order of precedence.
- (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
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terms derived from beta (adjective)
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beta
[edit] Noun
beta (plural betas)
- 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.
- Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc.
- (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
- (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.
- (computing) A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.
- (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
- (physics) A beta particle or beta ray.
- A beta fish, of the genus Betta.
- A beta male.
- 2010, "Citizen Renegade", Chinese Women Toughest Girls To Game?:
- The Chinese, being the massively Special K-selected race that they are, are likely the world’s preeminent, badassiest provider betas.
- 2010, "Citizen Renegade", Chinese Women Toughest Girls To Game?:
[edit] Translations
letter of the Greek alphabet
[edit] Verb
beta (third-person singular simple present betas, present participle betaing, simple past and past participle betaed)
- (computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
- (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.
- 1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative [1]
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[edit] Ambonese Malay
[edit] Pronoun
beta
- I first-person singular pronoun
[edit] Catalan
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[edit] Noun
beta f. (plural betes)
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From Occitan beta
[edit] Noun
beta f. (plural betes)
[edit] Czech
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beta n.
- beta (Greek letter)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
beta f. inv.
- beta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
beta f. (plural bete)
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
bēta (genitive bētae); f, first declension
- A beet.
[edit] Noun
bēta (indeclinable); n.
- The Greek letter beta.
[edit] Malay
[edit] Pronoun
beta
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[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /bêta/
- Hyphenation: be‧ta
[edit] Noun
bȅta f. (Cyrillic spelling бе̏та)
[edit] Declension
declension of beta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beta | bete |
| genitive | bete | beta |
| dative | beti | betama |
| accusative | betu | bete |
| vocative | beto | bete |
| locative | beti | betama |
| instrumental | betom | betama |
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
beta f. (plural betas)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
beta n. and c.
- beta; the Greek letter Β, β
- beetroot
- (computing) a beta version of a program
- (slang) short for minnesbeta
[edit] Declension
Declension of beta 1
Declension of beta 2-4
[edit] Verb
beta
- to graze; to eat grass; to feed on growing herbage.
- to test software prior to release.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of beta
[edit] See also
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