Alpha

Type it

Ways to write the Alpha symbol
Unicode	`U+03B1`
LaTeX	`\alpha`
HTML entity	`α`
Character	`α`

Meaning

The first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is often used for angles, coefficients, and significance levels in statistics. Compare with Beta and Gamma.

How to read it

α + β = 90°

is read “alpha plus beta equals ninety degrees”.

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