Alpha

//ˈælfə//

"Alpha" in a Sentence (27 examples)

In dog ethology the leader is called 'alpha'; after that it continues with 'beta' and 'gamma'.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

He's an alpha male idiot.

He wrote the article "Exobiological Presence in Alpha Centauri."

Alpha, beta and gamma are Greek letters.

Tom is an alpha male.

When "alpha divides the product of beta and gamma" never fails to entail "alpha divides beta" or "alpha divides gamma," then alpha is prime.

Announced on the 16th of October of 2012, Alpha Centauri Bb may be the closest planet outside our Solar System and may be a "lava world."

The true nature of the planet Alpha Centauri Bb is still a mystery.

When two "Alpha males" come together in a group, it is exciting to see who holds the upper hand.

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I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("α-particle") with the Large Hadron Collider.

Similarly, alphas are 2.33% larger than that of the equivalent monthly alphas using compounded returns while no changes can be found using arithmetic returns.

To investment professionals, “alpha” is the return over and above the market return. If in a given year the S. & P. 500 returns fifteen per cent and an equity-fund manager generates a return of twenty per cent, his alpha is five per cent.

Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.

I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas.

This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha, or you have been trained to act like an alpha.

We will assume you got the .tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (not alphas, betas, or release candidates).

Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.

Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.

Contrary to the typical scenario expected in a dark A/B/O story, in this story both Hannibal and Will are alphas—but Hannibal wants Will to be his omega; subservient and submissive to him only.

Some of these old standards will feel alien to zoomers and alphas.

I am the alpha male.

And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later. You better. I'm feeling pretty alpha now. Yes, you are.

When interstellar travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.

Sort the list in alpha order.

They are being partially replaced by a new generation – the Alphas, which cover children aged nine or under and account for 12 per cent of all Australians.

And if, as Twenge argues, the proliferation of internet-enabled devices is the defining factor in Gen Z’s profile — and the main root of its problems — the Alphas, or Polars, remain an open question.

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