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See also:alfa,Alpha,andalpha-

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Ancient Greek alphabet
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Αα
Ancient Greek:ἄλφα
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Etymology

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From theAncient Greekἄλφα(álpha), the first letter of theGreek alphabet, from thePhoenician𐤀(ʾ,“aleph”).Doublet ofalif andaleph.

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alpha (countable anduncountable,pluralalphas)

  2. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed bybeta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor toA.
  4. Latin alpha: the Latin letterⱭ (minuscule:ɑ).
  5. (sciences) The name of thesymbolsΑ andα used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
    I will attempt to make analpha particle ("α-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.
  6. (finance) The return of a givenasset orportfolio adjusted forsystematic risk.
    Coordinate term:beta
    • 2001, Cheng-Few Lee, editor,Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, volume 8, Elsevier,→ISBN,page174:
      Similarly,alphas are 2.33% larger than that of the equivalent monthlyalphas using compounded returns while no changes can be found using arithmetic returns.
    • 2011 July 18,John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, inThe New Yorker‎[1],→ISSN:
      To investment professionals, “alpha” is the return over and above the market return. If in a given year the S. & P. 500 returns fifteen per cent and an equity-fund manager generates a return of twenty per cent, hisalpha is five per cent.
  7. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (seealpha male).
    • 2008, Faye Flam,The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man‎[2], Avery, published2008,→ISBN:
      Being a beta male in a species withalphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.
    • 2008, Mitzi Szereto, editor,The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies, Black Lace,→ISBN,page38:
      I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly notalphas.
    • 2009, Martin G. Groder, Pat Webster,Winning at Love: The Alpha Male's Guide to Relationship Success‎[3], Bascom Hill Books,→ISBN, page ix:
      This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are analpha, or you have been trained toact like analpha.
  8. (informal)Clipping ofalphabet.(Can we add anexample for this sense? )
  9. (software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
    • 2007, Mark Summerfield,Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt: The Definitive Guide to PyQt Programming‎[4], Pearson Education,→ISBN:
      We will assume you got the.tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (notalphas, betas, or release candidates).
  10. (aviation)Angle of attack.
    Coordinate terms:beta,gamma,theta
  11. (computer graphics) The level oftranslucency of a color, as determined by thealpha channel.
  12. (computer graphics)Ellipsis ofalphalayer.
  13. (statistics) Thesignificance level of a statistical test; thealpha level.
  14. (fandomslang) Inomegaversefiction, a person of adominant secondarysex driven bybiology,magic, or other means tobond with anomega, withmales of this type often havingcanine-likegenitalia.
    • 2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor,Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World,page317:
      Sometimes thealphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.
    • 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo,page 11:
      Sherlock realizes that John, despite being analpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
    • 2018, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, “When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in theHannibal Fandom”, in Ashton Spacey, editor,The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction, page130:
      Contrary to the typical scenario expected in a dark A/B/O story, in this storyboth Hannibal and Will arealphas—but Hannibal wants Will to be his omega; subservient and submissive to him only.
  15. Alternativeletter-case form ofAlpha(“member ofGeneration Alpha”).
    • 2025 September 28, Rachel Aroesti, “In an era of AI slop and mid TV, is it time for cultural snobbery to make a comeback?”, inThe Guardian‎[5],→ISSN:
      Some of these old standards will feel alien to zoomers andalphas.

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Translations

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name of the letter Α, α
name of the letter Ɑ, ɑ—seeLatin alpha

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Adjective

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alpha (notcomparable)

  1. Designates the first in anorder of precedence.
    I am thealpha male.
  2. (of person, object or action)Exhibiting characteristics of thealpha male/femalearchetype.
    • 2015,Life Is Strange,Square Enix:
      And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later.
      You better. I'm feeling prettyalpha now.
      Yes, you are.
  3. (astronomy) Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of aconstellation.
    When interstellar travel becomes feasible, I plan to visitAlpha Centauri.
  4. Clipping ofalphabetical.
    Sort the list inalpha order.

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Noun

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alpha m (invariable)

  1. alpha(Greek letter)

Further reading

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Interlingua

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Noun

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alpha

  1. alpha

Latin

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Etymology

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FromAncient Greekἄλφα(álpha).

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Noun

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alpha n (indeclinable)

  1. alpha

References

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  • “alpha”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “alpha”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "alpha", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “alpha”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Noun

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alpha m (pluralalphas)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) ofalfa

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alpha

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