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Β

Β


Β U+0392, Β
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA
Α
[U+0391]
Greek and Coptic Γ
[U+0393]
See also: β, β̞, and Appendix:Variations of "b"

Translingual

Symbol

Β

  1. (mathematics) Beta function
  2. (regression analysis) symbolizes non-standardized partial slope coefficients.

See also


Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Phoenician letter beth .

Pronunciation

Adjective

Β (V)

  1. Initialism of βόρειος (vóreios): northern, northerly

Synonyms

Noun

Β (V) m

  1. Initialism of βορράς (vorrás): north

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:Greek compass points

Letter

Β (V) (uppercase, lowercase β)

  1. The upper case letter beta (βήτα), the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:Greek alphabet

Numeral

Β'

  1. The number two in Greek numerals.

  1. The number 2000 in Greek numerals.

ϐ

ϐ

ϐ U+03D0, ϐ
GREEK BETA SYMBOL
Ϗ
[U+03CF]
Greek and Coptic ϑ
[U+03D1]
See also: Β and β

Translingual

Letter

ϐ

  1. curled beta

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with theta (θ).