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Also known as Α, α, alpha

Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , whose name comes from the West Semitic word for 'ox'. Letters that arose from alpha include the Latin letter and the Cyrillic letter .

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Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, with a numerical value of one in ancient Greek number systems. It matters because it's a foundational letter whose origins trace back to the Phoenician alphabet and from which other writing systems, including Latin and Cyrillic, ultimately derived their own first letters.

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Within Vinony's link graph, แอลฟา is referenced by 380 other articles, and connects out to Ancient Greek, san and Greek numerals.

It is catalogued under topics including Greek letters and Vowel letters.

Its subject is documented across 104 Wikipedia language editions.

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Part of: Greek alphabet
Followed by: beta
Based on: 𐤀
Image: Greek letter alpha serif+sans.svg

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Commons category: Alpha (letter)
Commons gallery: Α
Unicode character: α

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