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Alpha (α) is the lower bound, representing the minimum score that a node must reach in order to change the value of a previous node. Alpha has the same semantic as max in Negamax, and represents the minimum score that the maximizing player is assured of assuming optimal play of both sides.

See also

• Alpha-Beta
• Beta
• Bound
• Lower Bound
• Upper Bound
• Exact Score

External Links

• Alpha from Wikipedia
• Alpha (disambiguation) from Wikipedia
• Alpha and Omega from Wikipedia
• Alpha release - Software release life cycle from Wikipedia

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