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mediant

/ˈmiːdi.ənt/

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noun

Mediante

The third degree of the diatonic scale.

Examples :

"In the key of C major, the note E is the mediant, falling exactly between the tonic (C) and the dominant (G). "

En la tonalidad de Do mayor, la nota Mi es la mediante, que cae exactamente entre la tónica (Do) y la dominante (Sol).

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noun

Mediana

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.

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."

Para cualquier par tangente de círculos de Ford correspondientes a los números racionales r y s, el círculo de Ford tangente a ambos corresponde al número racional que es la mediana de r y s.