BETA - Definition

Meaning of BETA

Pronunciation:		'beytu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet [n] beets

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	Synonyms:	genus Beta

	See Also:	alphabetic character, beet, Beta vulgaris, caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiaceae, common beet, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family, Greek alphabet, letter, letter of the alphabet

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Be"ta\, n. [Gr. bh^ta.] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, [beta]. See {B}, and cf. etymology of {Alphabet}. Note: Beta (B, [beta]) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the second brightest, of a constellation, as, [beta] Aurig[ae]. (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also, to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds; as, [beta]-naphthol. With acids, it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	Kristensen, Madsen <[email protected]>, Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing, part objects, separate objects and classless objects. Central feature is a single abstraction mechanism called "patterns", a generalisation of classes, providing instantiation and hierarchical inheritance for all objects including procedures and processes. Mjolner Informatics ApS, Aarhus, implementations for Mac, Sun, HP, Apollo. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: <[email protected]>. ["Object-Oriented Programming in the BETA Programming Language", Ole Lehrmann et al, A-W June 1993, ISBN 0-201-62430-3]. [Jargon File] /bay't/, /be't/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion, beta test. [Jargon File]

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