noun. The second letter of the Greek alphabet.

noun. The second item in a series or system of classification.

noun. A mathematical measure of the sensitivity of rates of return on a portfolio or a given stock compared with rates of return on the market as a whole. A beta of 1.0 indicates that an asset closely follows the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates greater volatility than the market.

noun. The second brightest star in a constellation.

noun. The version of a software or hardware product used in a beta test.

adjective. Being the second-ranked individual of one's sex. Used of social animals.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Being in the second position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.

adjective. Referring to the second of a group of isomers, or molecules of similar origin or properties, determined arbitrarily by those who discover or classify them. Used in combination.

adjective. Of or relating to a beta test or the software or hardware involved in a beta test.

noun. The second letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English B or b.

noun. As a classifier in astronomy, chemistry, etc., the second in any series. See alpha, 3.

noun. A genus of dicotyledonous plants belonging to the family Chenopodiaceæ.

noun. In the Fiji Islands, a plant of the ginger family, Zinziber Zerumbet. See awapuhi.

noun. A genus of apetalous plants, natural order Chenopodiaceæ. See beet.

noun. The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, β. See b, and cf. etymology of alphabet.

adjective. Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.

adjective. Designates the second in an order of precedence.

adjective. Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.

adjective. associated with the beta male/female archetype.

noun. 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.

noun. Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc.

noun. Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.

noun. The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.

noun. A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.

noun. Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.

noun. A beta particle or beta ray.

noun. A beta fish, of the genus Betta.

noun. A beta male.

verb. To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.

verb. To proofread a text, especially fan fiction.

noun. beets

adjective. second in order of importance

noun. the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

adjective. preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product

"The new version plays on Windows, MacOS and Linux, and, while still in beta, is far more stable and robust."

explorative  exploratory  important  of import  

alphabetic character  caryophylloid dicot genus  chenopodiaceae  family chenopodiaceae  goosefoot family  

Zeta  data  peseta  theta  zeta  

X-ray  allocation  alpha  arbitrage  correlation  

alphabet  b