SpellRight › Spelling
Raremediant
The correct spelling is mediant.
How to pronounce mediant
noun
IPA: /ˈmiːdi.ənt/
Say it like: Med-ian-t
The correct spelling is mediant. The third degree of the diatonic scale. For example: "For any tangent pair of Ford circles corresponding to rational numbers r and s, the Ford circle tangent to both of them corresponds to the rational number which is the mediant of r and s."
Usage Examples
“For any tangent pair of Ford circles corresponding to rational numbers r and s, the Ford circle tangent to both of them corresponds to the rational number which is the mediant of r and s.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The third degree of the diatonic scale.
- 2.A rational number whose numerator is the sum of the numerators of two other given rational numbers and whose denominator is the sum of the denominators of those same two other rational numbers.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.