@kronix it's not that simple. simply because human community has no fixed rules.
for example.a man in the countryside village is very decisive,strong, popular, knows how to farm perfectly, etc2. there in the countryside, he's an 'alpha.
but if we throw him into a different communities, for example, universities, where intellect is the deciding factor, suddenly, nevermind alpha, he's not even a beta.
same thing if we throw him to a nerd community, merchant community, etc etc.
@gaigous if we're talking about language, alpha is the 1st letter of the greek alphabet. and also 'beginning' in latin.
and i know it's a noun.
so let's talk adjective. alpha is 'socially dominant especially in a group of animals'. ANIMALS only.because the animals community is not as complex as that of a human.like what i've written above.
i know human is also included to the animal kingdom. but you know what i mean xD