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English

Etymology
From Greek alpha (άλ�α), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician aleph.

Pronunciation
IPA|/æɫf�/
audio|en-us-alpha.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Î�,  Î±), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
2. context|science The name of the symbol|symbols � and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.

#:: alpha particle ("α-particle")

1. The highest scientific caste of people in the novel w:Brave New World|Brave New World by w:Aldous Huxley|Aldous Huxley.
2. In finance, the amount by which a given asset or portfolio's return exceeds a "riskless" rate of return.

Adjective
alpha

1. Designates the first in an order of precedence.

#: alpha male|alpha male

1. star Designates the brightest star in a constellation.

#: Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri

Derived terms
top3
alpha and omega
alpha blogger
Alpha Centauri, α-Centauri
alpha emitter, α-emitter
alpha female
alpha geek
mid3
alpha helix, α-helix
alpha male
α-naphthol
alpha particle, α-particle
alpha ray, α-ray
alpha wave
alpha ray
mid3
alpha testing
alpha version
alphabet
alphabet soup
alphabetical
alphabetical order
alphanumeric

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|alfa|m|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|alfa|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|alfa
French: t+|fr|alpha|m
Greek: t+|el|άλ�α|n|sc=Grek
Interlingua: alpha
Italian: t+|it|alfa|m
mid
Latin: t+|la|alpha
Japanese: ���� (arufa)
Polish: t+|pl|alfa|f
Portuguese: t-|pt|alfa|m
Russian: ал��а (ál'fa) f
Swedish: t+|sv|alfa

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/al.fa/
SAMPA|/al.fa/

alpha

Alpha.

Interlingua
alpha

1. Alpha.

Latin
alpha

1. Alpha.

Category:Greek letters

ar:alpha
de:alpha
el:alpha
es:alpha
fr:alpha
ko:alpha
la:alpha
pl:alpha
ru:alpha
fi:alpha
te:alpha
vi:alpha

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