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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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