ALPHA
Alpha
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. It was derived from the Phoenician letter aleph 20px|Aleph. Letters that arose from alpha include the Latin A and the Cyrillic letter А.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Alpha
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alpha
Noun
- The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- Latin alpha
- The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
- I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("α-particle") with the large hadron collider.
- The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
- An alpha male.
- Alphabet.
Adjective
- Designates the first in an order of precedence.
- I am the alpha male.
- associated with the alpha male/female archetype.
- Designates the brightest star in a constellation.
- When space travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.
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