Alpha vs alpha

Alpha

name
  • A ghost town in California, United States (USA). 

  • A village in Michigan, United States. 

  • A town in Queensland, Australia. 

  • A village in Illinois, United States. 

  • A borough of New Jersey, United States. 

  • Former name of the International Space Station. 

  • A RISC CPU instruction set architecture developed and marketed by Digital Equipment Corporation (then later by Compaq and then Hewlett-Packard) from 1992 until 2004. 

  • A city and village in Minnesota, United States 

alpha

adj
  • Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype. 

  • Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation. 

  • Designates the first in an order of precedence. 

noun
  • A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male). 

  • Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ). 

  • The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer. 

  • The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix. 

  • The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk. 

  • Angle of attack. 

  • The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. 

  • In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia. 

  • The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel. 

  • The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level. 

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