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How to pronounce beta
Say it like this: /ˈbeɪtə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does beta mean?
nounThe 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 w
An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha.
“The English class was for me delightful. My essays, still written under the influence of Kubla Khan, nearly always got a beta plus.”
Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
adjIdentifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
Designates the second in an order of precedence.
Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
verbTo preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
To beta-read a text.
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