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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, Michigan
• Alpha, Minnesota
• Alpha, New Jersey
• Alpha, Queensland

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

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