alphas
- 1Plural of alpha.
Write the alphas in the formula clearly so they are not mistaken for the letter a.
At the end of the quarter, the fund managers compared the alphas of their portfolios.
Note
Whether alpha needs a plural at all depends on which meaning is in play. Letters and symbols count naturally (two alphas in one formula), and so do dominant people (a room full of alphas). In finance, alpha often works as a mass noun, as in the fund produced little alpha, and alphas appears when several portfolios' separate figures are set side by side.
alphas is a form of alpha
alpha, noun: The first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), which comes before beta and was the forerunner of the Latin letter A. Full entry
- Forms
- alphaalphas plural
- Spelling
- alpha → alphas: add -s
Use it in a sentence
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