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mediant

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. 1.The third degree of the diatonic scale.
  2. 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.

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