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minor

/ˈmaɪnɚ/

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noun

Menor de edad

A person who is below the age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other adult responsibilities and accountabilities.

Examples :

"It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."

Es ilegal vender armas a menores de dieciocho años.

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noun

Especialización secundaria, menor

A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.

Examples :

"I became an English minor."

Me especialicé en inglés como especialización secundaria.

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noun

Determinante de una submatriz

Determinant of a square submatrix

Examples :

"The minor of the 2x2 matrix representing the student grades in math and science is 12. "

El determinante de la submatriz de la matriz 2x2 que representa las calificaciones de los estudiantes en matemáticas y ciencias es 12.

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noun

Hermano menor

(British slang) A younger brother (especially at a public school).

Examples :

"My minor is always teasing me about my terrible rugby skills. "

Mi hermano menor siempre me molesta por mis terribles habilidades en el rugby.

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noun

Obrero menor

A small worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony, sized between a minim and a media.

Examples :

"The leaf-cutter ant colony had many minor workers, smaller than the media workers but larger than the minim workers. "

La colonia de hormigas cortadoras de hojas tenía muchos obreros menores, más pequeños que los obreros media pero más grandes que los obreros minim.

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noun

La premisa menor

The term of a syllogism which forms the subject of the conclusion.

Examples :

"In the syllogism, "All dogs are mammals," "dogs" is the minor. "

En el silogismo, «Todos los perros son mamíferos», «perros» es la premisa menor.

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noun

Cambios de campanas tocados en seis campanas

(campanology) Bell changes rung on six bells.

Examples :

"The bell tower performed a minor, using only six bells. "

El campanario realizó un cambio de campanas, usando solo seis campanas.

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verb

Cursar una especialización secundaria

To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.

Examples :

"I had so many credit hours of English, I decided to minor in it."

Tenía tantas horas de crédito de inglés que decidí cursar una especialización secundaria en él.

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adjective

Menor, insignificante

Of little significance or importance.

Examples :

"The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment."

La apariencia física de un candidato es un factor insignificante en la contratación.

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adjective

Menor

Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered

Examples :

"a minor scale"

una escala menor

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adjective

Menor

Being the smaller of the two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number

Examples :

"My brother is a minor, so he can't drive the car. "

Mi hermano es menor de edad, así que no puede conducir el coche.

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