Definition of Alpha

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alpha| 1st letter of Greek alphabet; A; first/foremost (group/class); beginning

(n.)
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
  

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alpha
\al"pha\ (&?;), n. [l. alpha, gr. 'a`lfa, from heb. āleph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.] the first letter in the greek alphabet, answering to a, and hence used to denote the beginning. in am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. xxii. 13.
note: formerly used also denote the chief; as, plato was the alpha of the wits.
note: in cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by alpha (?); as, ? lyr?.
alpha
adj : first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star" n
1. the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
2. the beginning of a series or sequence; "the alpha and omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"elations

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Noun
1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
(hypernym) letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(member-holonym) Greek alphabet
2. the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
(hypernym) start

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Adjective
1. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
(similar) important, of import
2. early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
(similar) exploratory, explorative

Measure of risk-adjusted performance. An alpha is usually generated by regressing the security or mutual fund's excess return on the S&P 500 excess return. The beta adjusts for the risk (the slope coefficient). The alpha is the intercept. Example: Suppose the mutual fund has a return of 25%, and the short-term interest rate is 5% (excess return is 20%). During the same time the market excess return is 9%. Suppose the beta of the mutual fund is 2.0 (twice as risky as the S&P 500). The expected excess return given the risk is 2 x 9%=18%. The actual excess return is 20%. Hence, the alpha is 2% or 200 basis points . Alpha is also known as the Jensen Index. Related: Risk-adjusted return.

Alpha Industries, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures, and markets microwave semiconductor devices, components, subsystems and microwave ferrite and other microwave ceramic materials.

Alpha Hospitality Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiaries which own and operate casino hotel offering slot machines, blackjack and other table games; Develop and operate riverboat casino facilities; And provide management services to hotels and motels owned by third parties.

ALPHA HOSPITALITY CORP
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Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
Exchange: AMEX
Develops, manufactures and markets disposable protective apparel, food industry, infection control, wound care and consumer products for cleanroom, food services, industrial, medical, dental and consumer markets.

Alpha Technologies Group, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiaries which design, manufacture and sell thermal management products, principally heat sinks and connectors, and connector products including miniature connectors and cable and/or wire harness connector assemblies; And design, fabricate and test custom designed electronic systems for the

Alpha Trade.com
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The probability of incorrectly rejecting a true statistical null hypothesis.
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(v.) To use alphabetical order to determine who should loot each kill. Alpha item means to that each person loots until they receive an item. Alpha 2pp means that each person shall loot until they receive at least a total of 2pp. cf. master loot, honor loot.

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(A), the first letter of the Greek alphabet. With Omega, the last letter, it is used in the Old Testament and in the New to express the eternity of God, as including both the beginning and the end. (Revelation 1:8,11; 21:6; 22:13; Isaiah 41:4; 44:6) hence these letters became a favorite symbol of the eternal divinity of our Lord, and were used for this purpose in connection with the cross, or the monogram of Christ (i.e. the first two letters, ch and r, of Christ's name in Greek). Both Greeks and Hebrews employed the letters of the alphabet as numerals.
  

Serum
alpha-fetoprotein <10 kU/L

Serum
alpha1-Antitrypsin
1.1-2.1 g/L

noun
first letter of the Greek alphabet
alpha cell = one of the types of cells in glands (such as the pancreas) which have more than one type of cell