also: ベーター · ヴィタ
beta
The second letter of the Greek alphabet; used as a symbol in various technical fields and to denote a preliminary or testing version.
This software is still a beta version.
The beta version of this new app was released.
In mathematics, β often represents an angle.
I took part in the beta test of the new game.
Uppercase form; less common in running text.
Long-vowel variant; less common than ベータ.
Alternate reading based on Modern Greek pronunciation; rarely used.
From Greek βῆτα (bêta), via English or other European languages.