(initial capital letter)Astronomy. a star that is usually the second brightest of a constellation: The second brightest star in Taurus is Beta Tauri.
Chemistry.
one of the possible positions of an atom or group in a compound.
one of two or more isomeric compounds.
the second of any series, as in chemistry or physics.
Also called beta coefficient,beta line.Stock Exchange. an arbitrary measure of the volatility of a given stock using an index of the volatility of the market as a whole: A beta of 1.1 indicates a stock that is 10 percent more volatile than the market.
(initial capital letter)Trademark. a brand of tape format for VCR tape, incompatible with other formats.Compare VHS.
Chiefly British. a grade showing that a student is in the middle or second of three scholastic sections in a class.Compare alpha (def. 7), gamma (def. 9).
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Here are a few reasons why that is and why I believe GPT-3, a beta version of which was recently released by the OpenAI Foundation, might be a game changer in legal and other knowledge-focused organizations.
What does GPT-3 mean for the future of the legal profession?|Walter Thompson|August 28, 2020|TechCrunch
Recommendations, which were released as a closed beta in November, are now available globally.
Microsoft Advertising Editor gets updated with recommendations and campaign-level targeting|George Nguyen|August 19, 2020|Search Engine Land
It is still in beta and even though Google has publicly announced it, it is not yet available to everyone.
Google Search Console Insights for content creators|Barry Schwartz|August 17, 2020|Search Engine Land
Instead, it gave the algorithm to select researchers who applied for a private beta, with the goal of gathering their feedback and commercializing the technology by the end of the year.
A college kid’s fake, AI-generated blog fooled tens of thousands. This is how he made it.|Karen Hao|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Google recently took the rich result test out of beta and announced it will deprecate the older structured data testing tool.
Google rich results test tool adds support for article structured data|Barry Schwartz|August 10, 2020|Search Engine Land
Beta amyloid, which OL-1 is meant to lower, was first implicated in the disease at its identification by Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
Trial Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice|Elizabeth Lopatto|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most researchers think the disease is caused by the build-up of beta amyloid.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beta amyloid, he thinks, is one of many things that can stress cellular garbage disposal in the brain.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or, if Wischik is right, beta amyloid has been the wrong focus all along.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. developed an imaging agent called Amyvid, which binds to beta amyloid in the brain.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have for the sake of convenience been called the alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity|Francis Preston Venable
Swarming on Beta maritima and other plants in July (Lucas, 1920a).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
It was impossible to complete the Beta circuit, which short-circuited.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930|Various
They wouldn't live to be crushed by disappointment when the Sky Fire receded as Beta went into the long swing toward apastron.
Oomphel in the Sky|Henry Beam Piper
Beta and Allan, warmly and snugly sheltered in their cave, cared nothing for the storm.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
British Dictionary definitions for beta (1 of 2)
beta
/ (ˈbiːtə) /
noun
the second letter in the Greek alphabet (Β, β), a consonant, transliterated as b
the second highest grade or mark, as in an examination
(modifier)
involving or relating to electronsbeta emitter
relating to one of two or more allotropes or crystal structures of a solidbeta iron
relating to one of two or more isomeric forms of a chemical compound
Word Origin for beta
from Greek bēta, from Hebrew; see beth
British Dictionary definitions for beta (2 of 2)
Beta
/ (ˈbiːtə) /
noun
(foll by the genitive case of a specified constellation)a star in a constellation, usually the second brightestBeta Persei