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beta

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: beta

1
 nadj
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
second in order of importance
2
 adj
preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: beta
1

n the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

Type of:
alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

adj second in order of importance

“the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory”
Synonyms
important, of import
of great significance or value
2

adj preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product

“a beta version”
“beta software”
Synonyms
explorative, exploratory
serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
Launch
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