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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
   (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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4. Beta
   A sunspot group having both positive and negative magnetic polarities, with a simple and distinct division between the polarities.
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. beta
    [n] - beets 2. [n] - the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
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12. 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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13. 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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14. beta
    (= b) Entry prefix is given as ‘beta`; alternatively look for the main portion of the word.
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15. beta
    Entry pre-fix is generally, but not universally, ignored for alphabetical reference, look for main portion of word.
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16. Beta
    Be'ta noun [ Greek bh^ta .] The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, β. See B , and confer etymology of Alphabet . Beta (B, β) is used variously for classifying, as: (a) (Astron.) To design...
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17. beta
    Entry pre fix is generally ignored for alphabetical reference, look for main portion of word. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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18. beta
    adjective preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; `a beta version`; `beta software`
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19. beta
    adjective second in order of importance; `the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory`
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20. beta
    noun the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
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21. Beta
    genus Beta noun beets
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22. Beta
    The measure of an asset`s risk in relation to the market (for example, the S&P500) or to an alternative benchmark or factors. Roughly speaking, a security with a beta of 1.5, will have move, on average, 1.5 times the market return. [More precisely, that stock`s excess return (over and above a short-term money market rate) is expected to move 1....
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23. Beta
    • (n.) The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, /. See B, and cf. etymology of Alphabet.
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24. beta
    (from the article `Sharpe, William F.`) ...theory showed that the market pricing of risky assets enabled them to fit into an investor`s portfolio because they could be combined with ...
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25. Beta
    (from the article `Nicaragua`) In October Hurricane Beta caused considerable damage to homes, crops, infrastructure, and the ecosystem, mostly around cays and isolated communities ...
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