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alphas

/ˈæɫ.fəz/

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Alpha, la première lettre de l'alphabet grec

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

Examples :

"In Greek class, we learned that "alphas" come before betas, just like "A's" come before "B's" in English. "

En cours de grec, nous avons appris que les « alphas » viennent avant les « bêtas », tout comme les « A » viennent avant les « B » en anglais.

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Alpha latin

Latin alpha

Examples :

"In statistics class, the professor explained that alphas represent significance levels when testing hypotheses. "

En cours de statistiques, le professeur a expliqué que les alphas représentent les seuils de signification lors des tests d'hypothèses.

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Alpha, α

The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.

Examples :

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

Je vais tenter de créer une particule alpha ("α-particule") avec le Grand collisionneur de hadrons.

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Alpha, rendement ajusté au risque

The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.

Examples :

"The fund manager boasted that their alphas, even after accounting for market volatility, consistently outperformed the average investment. "

Le gestionnaire de fonds s'est vanté que leurs alphas, même après avoir pris en compte la volatilité du marché, surpassaient constamment l'investissement moyen.

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Mâle alpha, dominant

A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).

Examples :

"In high school, some students saw the football team captains as alphas, believing they were the most popular and influential boys. "

Au lycée, certains élèves considéraient les capitaines de l'équipe de football comme des mâles alpha, pensant qu'ils étaient les garçons les plus populaires et influents.

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Alphabet

(abbreviation) Alphabet.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to write down all 26 alphas. "

Le professeur a demandé aux élèves d'écrire les 26 lettres de l'alphabet.

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Versions alpha, versions préliminaires

The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.

Examples :

""The developer kept the alphas of the new game secret, only testing them himself to fix major bugs before showing them to anyone else." "

Le développeur a gardé secrètes les versions alpha du nouveau jeu, ne les testant que lui-même pour corriger les bogues majeurs avant de les montrer à qui que ce soit d'autre.

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Transparence

The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.

Examples :

"The graphic designer adjusted the alphas of the company logo to make it slightly transparent. "

Le graphiste a ajusté la transparence du logo de l'entreprise pour le rendre légèrement transparent.

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Seuil de signification, niveau alpha

The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.

Examples :

"Before running the experiment, the scientists decided to set their alphas to 0.05, meaning they were willing to accept a 5% chance of a false positive. "

Avant de mener l'expérience, les scientifiques ont décidé de fixer leurs seuils de signification à 0,05, ce qui signifie qu'ils étaient prêts à accepter 5 % de risque de faux positif.

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Alphas

In omegaverse fiction, a person of a sexually-dominant (and sometimes secondary) gender/sex that is driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.

Examples :

"In the omegaverse story, the alphas felt an undeniable urge to protect and claim their chosen omegas. "

Dans l'histoire de l'omégaverse, les alphas ressentaient une envie irrésistible de protéger et de revendiquer leurs omégas choisis.

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