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1. BETA
   Kristensen, Madsen (olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk), 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 generalis...
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2. beta
   /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion, beta test. [Jargon File]
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3. Beta
   [motorcycle manufacturer] Beta is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-road motorcycles. Beta are best known for their popular trials bikes. In 2005, they launched a range of enduro motorcycles using KTM engines. In the 2010 they will launch the new RR series, with a new e...
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4. Beta
   [plasma physics] The beta of a plasma, symbolized by β, is the ratio of the plasma pressure (p = n kB T) to the magnetic pressure (pmag = B²/2μ0). The term is commonly used in studies of the Sun and Earth`s magnetic field, and in the field of fusion power designs. In the fusion power fiel...
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5. Beta
   [climbing] Beta is climbing jargon that designates information about a climb. In rock climbing this may include information about a climb`s difficulty, crux, style, length, quality of rock, ease to protect, required equipment, and specific information about hand or foot holds. For alpine cli...
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6. Beta
   [plant] Beta is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common Beet, Beta vulgaris, but several other species are recognised. Almost all have the common name of "Beet". Wild Beta species can be found throughout the Mediterranean coastline, the Atlant...
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7. Beta
   [disambiguation] Beta (``B``, ``β``) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. Beta or BETA may also refer to: ==Science== ===Biology=== ===Physics=== ===Psychology=== ===Electronics=== ==Mathematics, Finance, and Statistics== ==Geography== ==Media== ==Computing and technology== ==Automotive== ==Finance== ==Miscellaneous== ...
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8. Beta
   [velocity] β in special relativity is the speed of an object relative to the speed of light: β = v/c. β is dimensionless and equal to the velocity in natural units. Any expression which involves v, like the Lorentz factor, can be rewritten using β instead. ...
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9. Beta
   [film] Beta (Hindi: बेटा, Urdu: بیٹا, translation: Son) is a 1992 Hindi movie directed by Indra Kumar. The film featured the pairing of Madhuri Dixit with Anil Kapoor in lead roles. This is a remake of the 1986 Tamil film titled "Enga Chinna Rasa" which was directed by the esteem...
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10. Beta
    [time signal] Beta is a time signal service in the VLF range in Russia, operated by the Russian navy. There are 6 transmitter stations, which take turns transmitting time signals and other communications. Although the transmitters are active 24 hours a day, each transmits the time code one h...
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11. Beta
    [finance] In finance, the Beta (β) of a stock or portfolio is a number describing the correlation of its returns with those of the financial market as a whole. An asset has a Beta of zero if its returns change independently of changes in the market`s returns. A positive beta means that the ...
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12. Beta
    [grape] Beta is a winter-hardy variety of North American grape derived from a cross of the Vitis labrusca-based cultivar Concord and a selection of Vitis riparia, the wild riverbank grape, called Carver). It is an extremely cold-hardy grape that is self-fertile. This variety is grown success...
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13. Beta
    (Beet, Chard, Leaf Beet, Spinach Beet) B. vulgaris is the botanical name for two varieties of vegetables. The Beet and Swiss Chard, also known as Leaf Beet or Spinach Beet. Both of these biennials are grown as annuals. The Beet belongs to a group of plants, which were selected from an ancient Europe...
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14. Beta
    A sunspot group having both positive and negative magnetic polarities, with a simple and distinct division between the polarities.
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15. Beta
    The second rank in the social order of a wolf pack. A pack may also have both a beta male and a beta female. A wolf at this rank will usually dominate all of the other wolves in its gender except the alpha wolf.
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16. Beta
    Is a quantitative measure of a security, basket, or funds behavior relative to the market or benchmark. This relationship typically represents the historic price movement of a specific security against the movement in the S&P 500. A beta of 1.35 would indicate that the security move 1.35 times the m...
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17. Beta
    Beta is a quantitative measure of the volatility of a fund or portfolio, relative to the overall market. A beta above 1 shows that a fund is more volatile than the overall market, while a beta below 1 represents a fund which is less volatile.
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18. Beta
    An index of systematic risk. It measures the sensitivity of a stock's returns to changes in returns on the market portfolio. The beta of a portfolio is simply a weighted average of the individual stock betas in the portfolio.
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19. Beta
    A measurement of the relationship between the risk of an individual stock or stock portfolio and the risk of the overall market. The beta is a measure of the sensitivity of an investment`s return to market movements. A diversified portfolio of high beta stocks is more risky than a diversified portfolio of low beta stocks.
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20. Beta
    Statistical measure of how sensitive a security or portfolio is to movements in the market index. For example, a security with a beta of 1 is expected to give the same return as the index. Higher beta stocks or portfolios (beta greater than 1) are expected to outperform in rising markets and underpe...
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21. beta
    [n] - beets 2. [n] - the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
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22. Beta
    Beta is a measure of the correlation between the value of a security and the market. Beta is used to calculate discount rates for CAPM....more on Beta
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23. beta
    a mathematical measure of the sensitivity of rates of return on a portfolio or a given stock compared with rates of return on the market as a whole. See capital asset pricing model Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • the probability that a statistical test will generate a ...
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24. beta
    (= b) Entry prefix is given as ‘beta`; alternatively look for the main portion of the word.
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25. beta
    Entry pre-fix is generally, but not universally, ignored for alphabetical reference, look for main portion of word.
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