GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA

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Alpha (α, U+03B1) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, descending from the Phoenician consonant aleph. It traditionally represents the sound /a/ and carries the numeric value of 1 in the Greek numeral system. Widely adopted across technical fields, alpha denotes angles, coefficients, and significance levels in mathematics and statistics, while in physics it identifies alpha particles and the fine-structure constant. In computing, it names the transparency channel in image formats and signifies early, unstable software releases. In design and typography, it functions as a symbol of primacy or beginning, and appears frequently in scientific notation, equations, and technical documentation.

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