Definitions
early testing stage of a software or hardware product
Word origin
From the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”). Doublet of alif and aleph.
Used in a sentence
“I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("α-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.”
“Similarly, alphas are 2.33% larger than that of the equivalent monthly alphas using compounded returns while no changes can be found using arithmetic returns.”
“Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Early test version”5 letters
02“First Greek letter”5 letters
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