(anatomy) A basophil of the adenohypophysis. / (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, primarily responsible for the storage and release of insulin.

(computing theory) An algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating any branch that is demonstrably inferior to a branch previously encountered.

(astronomy) The fourth-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.

plural of beta carbon nitride

beta sheet

plural of alpha-beta filter

(signal processing) An algorithm for data estimation and smoothing, closely related to Kalman filters, based on an approximation model with two internal states, the first state obtained by integrating the value of the second state over time.

The phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more intense emotions or pain than from less distressing experiences, tentatively attributed to the fact that only the more intense states trigger psychological defense processes.

(chemistry) a theoretical binary compound of carbon and nitrogen, C₃N₄, that is thought would have properties similar to diamond or boron nitride

An organometallic form of beta-lactamase.