0 the second letter of the Greek alphabet
1 Beta software is at the second stage of development:
2 used to describe someone who prefers other people to be in charge and may be shy or lack confidence:
In the film, Stiller plays a good-hearted but put-upon beta male.
3 used to describe a product or system that is at the second stage of development and that is being tested by a few customers before it is offered for sale:
beta software
4 → beta version :
The beta is still being tested.
5 → beta coefficient :
We must also have an adequate supply of competent betas if we are to maintain our position in a highly-competitive world.
Differential response to the beta-adrenergic agonist cimaterol in mice selected for rapid gain and unselected controls.
The oil contains high concentrations of oleic acid, tocopherols and carotenoids, especially betacarotene.
Beta's arrival on the island was accompanied by a seven-foot storm surge, which damaged beaches, coastal houses and roads, and washed out a tourist footbridge.
Tokamaks operate at relatively low betas, a few %, and generally require superconducting magnets in order to have enough field strength to reach useful densities.
We will return to the regression or beta coefficients shortly.
In particular, the definition of lambda abstraction and beta reduction is particularly simple, and the proof of their associated properties is entirely mechanical.
The amount of gas accumulating was measured by its radioactivity as counted by beta detectors.
