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mediant

/ˈmiːdi.ənt/

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noun

Médiante

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). "

Dans la tonalité de do majeur, la note mi est la médiante, tombant exactement entre la tonique (do) et la dominante (sol).

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noun

La médiane

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."

Pour toute paire tangente de cercles de Ford correspondant aux nombres rationnels r et s, le cercle de Ford tangent aux deux correspond au nombre rationnel qui est la médiane de r et s.