beta

Summary

beta is a Greek letter^[1]. beta draws 617 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #10 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• beta's image is recorded as Beta uc lc.svg^[3].
• beta's image is recorded as Greek letter beta serif+sans.svg^[4].
• beta's image is recorded as Greek uc beta.svg^[5].
• beta's image is recorded as Greek lc beta.svg^[6].
• beta's instance of is recorded as Greek letter^[7].
• beta's instance of is recorded as IPA symbol^[8].
• beta's based on is recorded as 𐤁^[9].
• beta's follows is recorded as Α/α^[10].
• beta's followed by is recorded as Γ^[11].
• beta's part of is recorded as Greek alphabet^[12].
• beta's part of is recorded as International Phonetic Alphabet^[13].
• beta's Commons category is recorded as Beta (letter)^[14].
• beta's Unicode character is recorded as Β^[15].
• beta's Unicode character is recorded as β^[16].
• beta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0168c_^[17].
• beta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beta (letter)^[18].
• beta's Commons gallery is recorded as Β^[19].
• beta's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0084206^[20].
• beta's depicted by is recorded as Β^[21].
• beta's depicted by is recorded as β^[22].
• beta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• beta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• beta's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• beta's different from is recorded as Ꞵ^[26].
• beta's different from is recorded as B/b^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Greek alphabet^[12], an alphabet^[28], founded in -0900^[29] and International Phonetic Alphabet^[13], a phonetic alphabet^[30], founded in 1888^[31], written by International Phonetic Association^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Greek letter^[7] and IPA symbol^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for beta include Alpha and beta male^[33]; beta particle^[34]; Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory^[35], a scientific theory^[36]; SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant^[37], a group or class of strains^[38]; Beta Regio^[39], a territory^[40]; and Beta Island^[41], an island^[42].

Why It Matters

beta draws 617 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #10 of 23).^[2] beta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] beta is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for beta include Alpha and beta male^[33]; beta particle^[34]; Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory^[35], a scientific theory^[36]; SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant^[37], a group or class of strains^[38]; Beta Regio^[39], a territory^[40]; and Beta Island^[41], an island^[42].