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href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a>: víta) is the second letter of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_alphabet" title="Greek alphabet">Greek alphabet</a>. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. In <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Ancient Greek</a>, beta represented the <a href="/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_plosive" title="Voiced bilabial plosive">voiced bilabial plosive</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991">IPA: <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[b]</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Modern_Greek" title="Modern Greek">Modern Greek</a>, it represents the <a href="/wiki/Voiced_labiodental_fricative" title="Voiced labiodental fricative">voiced labiodental fricative</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991">IPA: <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[v]</a> while <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991">IPA: <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[b]</a> in borrowed words is instead commonly transcribed as μπ.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> Letters that arose from beta include the Roman letter ⟨<a href="/wiki/B" title="B">B</a>⟩ and the Cyrillic letters ⟨<a href="/wiki/Be_(Cyrillic)" title="Be (Cyrillic)">Б</a>⟩ and ⟨<a href="/wiki/Ve_(Cyrillic)" title="Ve (Cyrillic)">В</a>⟩. <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Name">1 Name</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#History">2 History</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Uses">3 Uses</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Algebraic_numerals">3.1 Algebraic numerals</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Computing">3.2 Computing</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Finance">3.3 Finance</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#International_Phonetic_Alphabet">3.4 International Phonetic Alphabet</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Meteorology">3.5 Meteorology</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Mathematics_and_science">3.6 Mathematics and science</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Rock_climbing_terminology">3.7 Rock climbing terminology</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Slang">3.8 Slang</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Statistics">3.9 Statistics</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Typography">3.10 Typography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Videotape_formats">3.11 Videotape formats</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Unicode">4 Unicode</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#References">5 References</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Like the names of most other Greek letters, the name of beta was adopted from the <a href="/wiki/Acrophony" title="Acrophony">acrophonic</a> name of the corresponding letter in <a href="/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet" title="Phoenician alphabet">Phoenician</a>, which was the common <a href="/wiki/Semitic_languages" title="Semitic languages">Semitic</a> word *bayt ('house', compare <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: بيت bayt and <a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: בית báyit). In Greek, the name was βῆτα bêta, pronounced <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[bɛ̂ːta]</a> in Ancient Greek. It is spelled βήτα in modern monotonic orthography and pronounced <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[ˈvita]</a>. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="History">History</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Archaic_Greek_alphabets" title="Archaic Greek alphabets">Archaic Greek alphabets</a></div> The letter beta was derived from the <a href="/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet" title="Phoenician alphabet">Phoenician letter</a> <a href="/wiki/Bet_(letter)" title="Bet (letter)">beth</a> <a href="/wiki/File:Phoenician_beth.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Beth"><noscript><img alt="Beth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Phoenician_beth.svg/20px-Phoenician_beth.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="85" data-file-height="85"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Phoenician_beth.svg/20px-Phoenician_beth.svg.png" data-alt="Beth" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Phoenician_beth.svg/30px-Phoenician_beth.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Phoenician_beth.svg/40px-Phoenician_beth.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a>. The letter Β had the largest number of highly divergent local forms. Besides the standard form (either rounded or pointed, <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_16.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Greek_Beta_16.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_16.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Greek_Beta_16.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_16.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Greek_Beta_16.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_16.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Greek_Beta_16.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_16.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a>), there were forms as varied as <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_12.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Greek_Beta_12.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Greek_Beta_12.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_12.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Greek_Beta_12.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Greek_Beta_12.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_12.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Gortyn" title="Gortyn">Gortyn</a>), <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_01.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Greek_Beta_01.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_01.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Greek_Beta_01.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_01.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Greek_Beta_01.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_01.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Greek_Beta_01.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_01.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> and <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_10.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_Beta_10.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_Beta_10.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_10.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_Beta_10.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_10.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Greek_Beta_10.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_10.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Thera" class="mw-redirect" title="Thera">Thera</a>), <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_03.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Greek_Beta_03.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_03.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Greek_Beta_03.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_03.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Greek_Beta_03.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_03.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Greek_Beta_03.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_03.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Argos,_Peloponnese" title="Argos, Peloponnese">Argos</a>), <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Greek_Beta_05.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Greek_Beta_05.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_05.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Greek_Beta_05.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Greek_Beta_05.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_05.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Melos" class="mw-redirect" title="Melos">Melos</a>), <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_Corinth_1.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Corinth" title="Corinth">Corinth</a>), <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg/13px-Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg/19px-Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg/26px-Greek_Beta_Byzantium_1.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Megara" title="Megara">Megara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Byzantium" title="Byzantium">Byzantium</a>), and <a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg/13px-Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="43" data-file-height="53"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 13px;height: 16px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg/13px-Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg.png" data-width="13" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg/19px-Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg/26px-Greek_Gamma_C-shaped.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> (<a href="/wiki/Cyclades" title="Cyclades">Cyclades</a>).<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uses" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/220px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="192" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1398"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 192px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/220px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="192" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/330px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg/440px-NAMA_Alphabet_grec.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The Greek alphabet on an ancient <a href="/wiki/Black_figure" class="mw-redirect" title="Black figure">black figure</a> vessel, with the characteristically angular beta of the time</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Algebraic_numerals">Algebraic numerals</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Algebraic numerals" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In the system of <a href="/wiki/Greek_numerals" title="Greek numerals">Greek numerals</a>, beta has a value of 2. Such use is denoted by a number mark: Β′. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Computing">Computing</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Computing" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta" title="Software release life cycle">Software release life cycle § Beta</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alpha%E2%80%93beta_pruning" title="Alpha–beta pruning">Alpha–beta pruning</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finance">Finance</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Finance" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <a href="/wiki/Beta_(finance)" title="Beta (finance)">Beta is used in finance</a> as a measure of investment portfolio risk.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> Beta in this context is calculated as the covariance of the portfolio's returns with its benchmark's returns, divided by the variance of the benchmark's returns. A beta of 1.5 means that for every 1% change in the value of the benchmark, the portfolio's value tends to change by 1.5%. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Phonetic_Alphabet">International Phonetic Alphabet</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International Phonetic Alphabet" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In the <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">International Phonetic Alphabet</a>, Greek minuscule beta denotes a <a href="/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_fricative" title="Voiced bilabial fricative">voiced bilabial fricative</a> [β]. A superscript version may also indicate a <a href="/wiki/Compressed_vowel" class="mw-redirect" title="Compressed vowel">compressed vowel</a>, like [ɯᵝ]. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Meteorology">Meteorology</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Meteorology" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Beta has twice been used to <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming" title="Tropical cyclone naming">name</a> an Atlantic Basin <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical cyclone</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Beta" title="Hurricane Beta">Hurricane Beta</a>, in <a href="/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="2005 Atlantic hurricane season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Beta_(2020)" title="Tropical Storm Beta (2020)">Tropical Storm Beta</a>, in <a href="/wiki/2020_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="2020 Atlantic hurricane season">2020</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mathematics_and_science">Mathematics and science</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mathematics and science" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul><li>Beta is often used to denote a variable in mathematics and physics, where it often has specific meanings for certain applications.</li></ul> <ul><li>β is sometimes used as a placeholder for an <a href="/wiki/Ordinal_number" title="Ordinal number">ordinal number</a> if α is already used. For example, the two roots of a <a href="/wiki/Quadratic_equation" title="Quadratic equation">quadratic equation</a> are typically labelled α and β.</li></ul> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Regression_analysis" title="Regression analysis">regression analysis</a>, ⟨B⟩ symbolizes nonstandardized partial slope coefficients, whereas ⟨β⟩ represents <a href="/wiki/Standardized_coefficient" title="Standardized coefficient">standardized (standard deviation-score form) coefficients</a>; in both cases, the coefficients reflect the change in the criterion Y per one-unit change in the value of the associated predictor X.</li></ul> <ul><li>In spaceflight, <a href="/wiki/Beta_angle" title="Beta angle">beta angle</a> describes the angle between the orbit plane of a spacecraft or other body and the vector from the sun.</li></ul> <ul><li>In physics β is used for a <a href="/wiki/Beta_particle" title="Beta particle">beta particle</a> (an unbound energetic electron or positron).<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></li></ul> <ul><li>β is also used in biology, for instance in <a href="/wiki/Beta-Carotene" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta-Carotene">β-Carotene</a>, a primary source of <a href="/wiki/Provitamin" title="Provitamin">provitamin</a> <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_A" title="Vitamin A">A</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/%CE%92_Cells" class="mw-redirect" title="Β Cells">β cells</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_islets" title="Pancreatic islets">pancreatic islets</a>, which produce <a href="/wiki/Insulin" title="Insulin">insulin</a>.</li></ul> <ul><li>The uppercase letter beta is not generally used as a symbol because it tends to be rendered identically to the uppercase <a href="/wiki/B" title="B">Latin B</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirichlet_beta_function" title="Dirichlet beta function">Dirichlet beta function</a> <a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rock_climbing_terminology">Rock climbing terminology</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rock climbing terminology" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> The term "<a href="/wiki/Beta_(climbing)" title="Beta (climbing)">beta</a>" refers to advice on how to successfully complete a particular climbing route, boulder problem, or crux sequence.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slang">Slang</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Slang" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_male" title="Alpha and beta male">Alpha and beta male</a></div> Beta male, or simply beta, is a slang term for men derived from the designation for beta animals in ethology, along with its counterpart, <a href="/wiki/Alpha_and_beta_male" title="Alpha and beta male">alpha male.</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> The term has been used as a pejorative self-identifier among members of <a href="/wiki/Manosphere" title="Manosphere">manosphere</a> communities, particularly <a href="/wiki/Incel" title="Incel">incels</a>, who do not believe they are assertive or traditionally <a href="/wiki/Masculine" class="mw-redirect" title="Masculine">masculine</a>, and feel overlooked by women.<a href="#cite_note-Jones_2020-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-Nicholas_2018-11">[11]</a> It is also used to negatively describe other men who are not assertive, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Heterosexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Heterosexual">heterosexual</a> relationships. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Statistics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In statistics, beta may represent <a href="/wiki/Type_II_error" class="mw-redirect" title="Type II error">type II error</a>,<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> or <a href="/wiki/Regression_analysis" title="Regression analysis">regression</a> slope. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Typography">Typography</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Typography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In some high-quality typesetting, especially in the French tradition, a typographic variant of the lowercase letter without a <a href="/wiki/Descender" title="Descender">descender</a> is used within a word for <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">ancient Greek</a>: βίβλος is printed βίϐλος.<a href="#cite_note-haralambous-13">[13]</a> In typesetting technical literature, it is a commonly made mistake to use the <a href="/wiki/%C3%9F" title="ß">German letter ß</a> (a s–z or s–s ligature) as a replacement for β. The two letters resemble each other in some fonts, but they are unrelated.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Videotape_formats">Videotape formats</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Videotape formats" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> "Beta" can be used to refer to several consumer and professional videotape formats developed by Japan's <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony Corporation</a>. Although similarly named, they are very different in function and obsolescence. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Betamax" title="Betamax">Betamax</a> was the name of a domestic videotape format developed in the 1970s and 1980s. It competed with the Video Home System (<a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a>) format developed by the <a href="/wiki/JVC" title="JVC">Japanese Victor Company</a>, to which it eventually succumbed. The Betamax format was also marketed <a href="/w/index.php?title=Betacord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betacord (page does not exist)">Betacord</a> by (Sanyo); some cassettes were simply labeled "Beta", and the logo was a lower-case beta. Betamax lost in the market and is an oft-used example of a technically superior solution that failed due to market forces.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betacam" title="Betacam">Betacam</a>, including Beta SP and DigiBeta, is a family of professional videotape formats launched in 1982 that was the de facto standard for professional video, advertising, and television production through the 2000s. The formats outlasted analog <a href="/wiki/NTSC" title="NTSC">NTSC</a> television, and their scarcity today is because the industry has moved to <a href="/wiki/High-definition_video" title="High-definition video">HD</a> formats.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Unicode">Unicode</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Unicode" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style>U+0392 Β GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">&Beta;)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+03B2 β GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">&beta;) (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">\beta in TeX)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+03D0 ϐ GREEK BETA SYMBOL</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D5D ᵝ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D66 ᵦ GREEK SUBSCRIPT SMALL LETTER BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1DE9 ◌ᷩ COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+2C82 Ⲃ COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER VIDA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+2C83 ⲃ COPTIC SMALL LETTER VIDA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+333C ㌼ SQUARE BEETA (Japanese square katakana of ベータ bēta)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+A7B4 Ꞵ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+A7B5 ꞵ LATIN SMALL LETTER BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+10381 𐎁 UGARITIC LETTER BETA</li></ul> These characters are used only as mathematical symbols. Stylized Greek text should be encoded using the normal Greek letters, with markup and formatting to indicate text style: <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D6A9 𝚩 MATHEMATICAL BOLD CAPITAL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D6C3 𝛃 MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D6E3 𝛣 MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D6FD 𝛽 MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D71D 𝜝 MATHEMATICAL BOLD ITALIC CAPITAL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D737 𝜷 MATHEMATICAL BOLD ITALIC SMALL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D757 𝝗 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD CAPITAL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D771 𝝱 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD SMALL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D791 𝞑 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD ITALIC CAPITAL BETA</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734">U+1D7AB 𝞫 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD ITALIC SMALL BETA</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beta&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" 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class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Alemannisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Аԥсшәа</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7_(%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%81)" title="بيتا (حرف) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بيتا (حرف)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target">ܐܪܡܝܐ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE" title="বিটা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিটা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Бэта (літара) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бэта (літара)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Бэта – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Бэта" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Бета (буква) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бета (буква)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Boarisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%90%E0%BC%8D" title="པིས་ཐ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="པིས་ཐ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target">བོད་ཡིག</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(slovo)" title="Beta (slovo) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Beta (slovo)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(lizherenn)" title="Beta (lizherenn) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Beta (lizherenn)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(llythyren)" title="Beta (llythyren) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Beta (llythyren)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target">Davvisámegiella</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeta" title="Beeta – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Beeta" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%AE%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Βήτα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βήτα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beto_(litero)" title="Beto (litero) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Beto (litero)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target">Estremeñu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(hizkia)" title="Beta (hizkia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Beta (hizkia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%A7_(%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%81)" title="بتا (حرف) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بتا (حرف)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Føroyskt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%AAta" title="Bêta – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bêta" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ite" title="Béite – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Béite" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gàidhlig</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%A1_(%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC)" title="Բետա (տառ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բետա (տառ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(slovo)" title="Beta (slovo) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Beta (slovo)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(huruf_Yunani)" title="Beta (huruf Yunani) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Beta (huruf Yunani)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%98%D7%90" title="בטא – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בטא" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D)" title="ბეტა (ასო) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბეტა (ასო)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Бета – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Бета" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target">Коми</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%AAta" title="Bêta – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Bêta" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C4%93ta" title="Bēta – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bēta" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%B3%D1%8C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%84)" title="Бета (гьарф) – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Бета (гьарф)" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Лезги</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(raid%C4%97)" title="Beta (raidė) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Beta (raidė)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ta_(bet%C5%B1)" title="Béta (betű) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Béta (betű)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Бета (грчка буква) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бета (грчка буква)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1" title="ബീറ്റ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബീറ്റ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE" title="बीटा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बीटा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nāhuatl</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8ta_(letter)" title="Bèta (letter) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bèta (letter)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8ta" title="Bèta – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Bèta" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%BE" title="ਬੀਟਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬੀਟਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%90%D9%BC%D8%A7" title="بېټا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="بېټا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target">پښتو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Plattdüütsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(liter%C4%83)" title="Beta (literă) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Beta (literă)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Бета (буква) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бета (буква)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(shkronj%C3%AB)" title="Beta (shkronjë) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Beta (shkronjë)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(gr%C3%A9cke_p%C3%ADsmeno)" title="Beta (grécke písmeno) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Beta (grécke písmeno)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="بیتا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="بیتا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE)" title="Бета (слово) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бета (слово)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(slovo)" title="Beta (slovo) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Beta (slovo)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeta" title="Beeta – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Beeta" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE" title="பீற்றா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பீற்றா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B2" title="บีตา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="บีตา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita" title="Vita – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Vita" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Бета (літера) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Бета (літера)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vepsän kel’</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tiếng Việt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(letter)" title="Beta (letter) – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Beta (letter)" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target">West-Vlams</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta" title="Beta – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Beta" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target">Winaray</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target">吴语</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%90" title="בעטא – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="בעטא" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target">ייִדיש</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">粵語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Dimli" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Dimli" class="interlanguage-link-target">Zazaki</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92" title="Β – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="Β" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">中文</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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