No. 5,560 in German
beta
In German, "Beta" typically refers to the Greek letter β or a preliminary/test version of a product.
In a sentence
Die Beta-Version der Software wurde veröffentlicht.
The beta version of the software has been released.
In this sentence, 'Beta' is used as a term from software development, referring to a pre-release version intended for testing.
Im Experiment haben wir die Beta-Strahlung gemessen.
In the experiment, we measured the beta radiation.
Here, 'Beta' refers to beta radiation, a type of ionizing radiation consisting of beta particles.
Meine Rolle in dem Projekt ist noch im Beta-Stadium.
My role in the project is still in the beta stage.
In this instance, 'Beta' is metaphorically used to describe an intermediate developmental stage of something, indicating it's not final.
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