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Alpha may refer to:

Alpha (letter), a letter in the Greek alphabet. α may be used as the symbol for:
- Angle of attack in aerodynamics
- In physics
  - Fine-structure constant, a fundamental physical constant
  - Alpha particle, form of particle radiation
  - H-alpha, or H-α, an emission line created by hydrogen atoms
- In Bayer designation, the typically brightest star in a constellation
- The significance level in statistical hypothesis testing

Alpha placename may refer to:

Alpha may also refer to:

Alpha male and "Alpha female", in sociobiology the highest ranking individuals in a community
Alpha version, the first release of a computer program or other product
Alpha (band), a British electronic music group.
Alpha (computer), a fictional computer in Mike Walker's radio play Alpha
Alpha (Investment), a measuring of risk-adjusted performance
Alpha (Magic: The Gathering), the first Magic: The Gathering cards set
Alpha 5/Alpha 6/Alpha 7, nicknames of the characters in the Power Rangers television programs
Alpha TV, a Greek terrestrial channel
Alpha channel, a transparency information layer to supplement the three RGB color layers to make the RGBA color space.
Alpha class submarine, a Russian fast attack nuclear submarine
Alpha course, an introductory course in Christianity
Alpha waves, recorded by electroencephalography
Cronbach's alpha, a statistical measure of reliability.
DEC Alpha, a microprocessor from Digital Equipment Corporation.
Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)
ARC Trooper A-17, a character from the Star Wars films
Alfa squad, a Russian special unit

Alpha may also mean:

The highest in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World.
A possible name for the International Space Station.
The primary setting for the fictional television series Space: 1999

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Alpha.
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+'''Alpha''' may refer to:
-The first letter of the [[Greek alphabet]], &Alpha; &alpha;, also has some cultural meanings; (see [[alpha (letter)]]). The symbol '''&Alpha;''' is seldom used, due to its similarity to the [[A|Latin A]].
+*[[Alpha (letter)]], a letter in the Greek alphabet. '''&alpha;''' may be used as the symbol for:
+** [[Angle of attack]] in aerodynamics
-The term '''alpha''' or symbol '''&alpha;''' are used to refer to or describe a wide variety of things, as noted below.
+** In physics
+*** [[Fine-structure constant]], a fundamental physical constant
-==Symbol '''&alpha;'''==
+*** [[Alpha particle]], form of particle radiation
-The symbol '''&alpha;''' is used to describe:
+*** [[H-alpha]], or '''H-&alpha;''', an emission line created by hydrogen atoms
-* In aerodynamics, the [[angle of attack]], and is termed such in [[aerospace]] industry [[jargon]].
+** In [[Bayer designation]], the typically brightest star in a constellation
-* [[Alpha (Investment)]], a coefficient measuring the risk-adjusted performance, considering the risk due to the specific security, rather than the overall market.
+** The significance level in [[statistical hypothesis testing]]
-* [[Fine-structure constant]], usually denoted <math>\alpha \ </math> (Alpha)
-* In [[computer science]], &alpha; can denote the [[inverse Ackermann function]].
-* [[Alpha particle]]s
-* [[H-alpha]], or '''H-&alpha;''', an [[emission line]] created by [[hydrogen]] [[atom]]s.
-* '''&alpha; <name of constellation>''', in [[Bayer designation]] the (typically) brightest star in a [[constellation]].
-== Science & Technology ==
-* Alpha is often used as an adjective to indicate the first or most significant occurrence of something, as in [[alpha male]] or [[alpha version]].
-* In [[sociobiology]] when describing a [[dominance hierarchy]] in a group like a [[wolf|wolf pack]] or amongst [[chimpanzee]]s, the highest ranking creatures are the "[[Alpha male]]" and "Alpha female"; this is the individual in a [[community]] to whom the others defer (coversely, [[Omega]] refers to the lowest rank).
-* ''Alpha'' has been considered a name for the [[International Space Station]].
-* [[Alpha waves]] recorded by [[electroencephalography]]
-* In [[statistical hypothesis testing]], the [[statistical significance|significance level]] is traditionally denoted by alpha. It is the chosen maximum acceptable [[probability]] of accidentally rejecting a true [[null hypothesis]].
-* In electrical engineering and [[electromagnetic theory]], the Greek letter &alpha; is often used to refer to the [[attenuation constant]] of an electromagnetic wave propagating through a specific medium.
-* [[Cronbach's alpha]] - a [[statistics|statistical]] measure of [[reliability]].
-* [[DEC Alpha]], a [[microprocessor]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
-* [[Alpha channel]] - a transparency information layer to supplement the three [[RGB color]] layers to make the [[RGBA color space]].
-* In [[electrical engineering]] and [[electronics]], the Greek letter &alpha; is often used to refer to the ratio of DC collector current to DC emitter current of a [[bipolar junction transistor]].
-* '''[[alpha version]]''' or '''alpha release''' - the first release of a [[computer program]] or other product, likely to be very unstable but useful for demonstrating internally and to select customers.
-* '''Alpha''' is the first name used in the Atlantic tropical basin for a tropical storm after the primary list of storm names has been exhausted. (This has only occurred once ([[Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)|2005]]) since storms began being named in 1950.) It also became the name of two subtropical cyclones when these were named according to the [[NATO phonetic alphabet]] in [[1972 Atlantic hurricane season|1972]] and [[1973 Atlantic hurricane season|1973]].
-== Literature & Entertainment ==
-* Alpha is also the highest and most intelligent [[caste]] in Aldous Huxley's [[dystopia|dystopic]] [[satire]], ''[[Brave New World]]''.
-* [[Alpha (computer)]] - a fictional computer in Mike Walker's radio play ''Alpha''.
-* ''[[Alpha (Magic: The Gathering)|Alpha]]'' is a name of the first [[Magic: The Gathering]] cards set.
-* Moonbase ''Alpha'' was the primary setting for the fictional [[television]] series ''[[Space: 1999]]''.
-* [[ARC Trooper A-17]] from [[Star Wars]], who was nicknamed '''Alpha'''
-* The nickname of the [[Power Rangers]] character, [[Alpha 5]]/[[Alpha 6]]/[[Alpha 7]].
-* [[Alpha TV]] - a Greek terrestrial channel
-* Alpha Zekko- An interacive [[computer game]]
-* [[Alpha TV Gujarati]] - a Gujarati language channel in [[India]].
-* [[Alpha (band)|Alpha]], a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[electronic music]] group.
-== Religion ==
-* Alpha is used in the [[Christian]] [[New Testament]] to refer to [[God]] as the beginning of all things. See [[Revelations]] 1:8, 21:6, 22:13.
-* [[Alpha course]], an introductory course in [[Christianity]]
-== Geography ==
+'''Alpha''' placename may refer to:
 * [[Alpha, Michigan]]
 * [[Alpha, Minnesota]]
 * [[Alpha, New Jersey]]
+'''Alpha''' may also refer to:
-== Communications ==
+* [[Alpha male]] and "Alpha female", in sociobiology the highest ranking individuals in a community
+* [[Alpha version]], the first release of a computer program or other product
-* The letter [[A]] in the [[NATO phonetic alphabet]] is spelled '''Alfa''' to conform to its spelling in most other [[Europe]]an languages.
+* [[Alpha (band)]], a British electronic music group.
-* A male in police [[CB radio|CB]] code. ([[Delta]] represents a female)
+* [[Alpha (computer)]], a fictional computer in Mike Walker's radio play ''Alpha''
+* [[Alpha (Investment)]], a measuring of risk-adjusted performance
-== Other ==
+* ''[[Alpha (Magic: The Gathering)]]'', the first Magic: The Gathering cards set
+* [[Alpha 5]]/[[Alpha 6]]/[[Alpha 7]], nicknames of the characters in the ''Power Rangers'' television programs
-* '''alpha geek''' - a slang term based on the above, referring to any person considered pre-eminent amongst [[geek]]s, such as [[Linus Torvalds]].
-* [[Alfa squad|Alpha squad]], a [[Russia]]n special unit
+* [[Alpha TV]], a Greek terrestrial channel
+* [[Alpha channel]], a transparency information layer to supplement the three RGB color layers to make the RGBA color space.
-* [[Alpha class submarine|Alpha-class submarine]], a Russian fast attack nuclear submarine
+* [[Alpha class submarine]], a Russian fast attack nuclear submarine
+* [[Alpha course]], an introductory course in Christianity
+* [[Alpha waves]], recorded by electroencephalography
+* [[Cronbach's alpha]], a statistical measure of reliability.
+* [[DEC Alpha]], a microprocessor from Digital Equipment Corporation.
+* [[Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)]]
+* [[ARC Trooper A-17]], a character from the ''Star Wars'' films
+* [[Alfa squad]], a Russian special unit
+'''Alpha''' may also mean:
+* The highest in Aldous Huxley's novel ''[[Brave_New_World#Fordism_and_Society|Brave New World]]''.
+* A possible name for the [[International_Space_Station#Name|International Space Station]].
+* The primary setting for the fictional television series ''[[Space:_1999#Plot|Space: 1999]]''
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