How to pronounce “beta”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• 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.
• (education, rare) An academic grade better than a gamma and worse than an alpha.
• (finance) Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
• (computing, video games)
• (climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
• (physics) A beta particle or beta ray.
• (aviation) Sideslip angle.
• (aviation) The range of engine power settings in which the blade pitch angle of a constant-speed propeller is controlled directly by the angle of the engine's throttle lever (rather than varying with engine torque and airspeed to maintain a constant propeller RPM), allowing the propeller to be disked to generate high drag and slow the aircraft quickly.
• Alternative spelling of betta (“fish in the genus Betta”).
• (slang, manosphere, masculism) Ellipsis of beta male, a man who is less competent or desirable than an alpha male.
• (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a secondary sex similar to normal humans, lacking the biological drives of alphas and omegas but generally capable of bonding and mating with either.
• [Adjective]
• Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
• Designates the second in an order of precedence.
• (computing) Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
• (of a person, object or action) Associated with the beta male/female archetype.
• [Verb]
• (computing) To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
• (chiefly Internet) To beta-read a text.

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