alpha

Definitions

• 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.
• (science) The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
• (finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
• A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
• (informal) Alphabet.
• (software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
• (computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
• (statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
• (fandom) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a sexually-dominant (and sometimes secondary) gender/sex that is driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.