Beta (letter)

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For other uses, see Beta.

Beta (uppercase Β, lowercase β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 2. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Beth . Letters that arose from Beta include the Roman B and the Cyrillic letters Be and Ve.

In Modern Greek, it is pronounced {{IPA, but in Ancient Greek, it was pronounced {{IPA.

Beta should not be confused with eszett (ß), a similar-looking but unrelated letter in German language orthography.

The Modern Greek name of the letter is /ˈviˑta/. The American pronunciation is /ˈbeɪtə/ whereas the British pronunciation is /ˈbiːtə/. See: American and British English pronunciation differences, IPA

See also

• ß, in German language orthography which can be confused with β.

 

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