Mediant is an English word with synonyms like note or tone. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mediant in a sentence
Mediant meaning
- The third degree of the diatonic scale.
- 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.
Using Mediant
- The main meaning on this page is: The third degree of the diatonic scale. | 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.
- Useful related words include: note, musical note, tone.
- In the example corpus, mediant often appears in combinations such as: the mediant.
Context around Mediant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mediant
- In this selection, "mediant" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include degrees called mediant and participant and the mediant is named. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mediant" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mediant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The mediant is named from its position between the final and reciting tone. (13 words)
After the reciting tone, every mode is distinguished by scale degrees called "mediant" and "participant". (15 words)
The introduction also uses the mediant to tonic relationship, which further distorts the tonic key until, finally, the bassoon plays in its lowest possible register. (25 words)
The introduction also uses the mediant to tonic relationship, which further distorts the tonic key until, finally, the bassoon plays in its lowest possible register. (25 words)
After the reciting tone, every mode is distinguished by scale degrees called "mediant" and "participant". (15 words)
The mediant is named from its position between the final and reciting tone. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
After the reciting tone, every mode is distinguished by scale degrees called "mediant" and "participant".
The introduction also uses the mediant to tonic relationship, which further distorts the tonic key until, finally, the bassoon plays in its lowest possible register.
The mediant is named from its position between the final and reciting tone.
Common combinations with mediant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: