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alpha

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /
NOUN
beginning
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The stimulation guided the brain cells to align in repeating rhythms, either gamma or alpha oscillations.

From Science Daily

“The overwhelming driver of alpha and private credit comes from minimizing realized credit losses and periods of credit stress put this to the test,” he said.

From Barron's

He is the exuberant frat boy, the alpha of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal

A unit of JPMorgan that invests client money in hedge funds called the period the “alpha winter.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The males' strict hierarchy spans from Cy, the alpha, down to Siberut, the oldest and lowest ranking despite his superb hunting skills.

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