Minor

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Minor means "not important", and in Latin "smaller". It may also may refer to an underage child and:

Mathematics

• Minor (linear algebra), for a given matrix, a minor is the determinant of a certain submatrix
• Minor (graph theory), a graph can be called a minor of another the graph given certain conditions

Music

• Major and minor, general discussion
• Minor scale, a diatonic scale with a third scale degree at an interval of a minor third above the tonic
• Minor chord, a chord having a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth
• specific intervals, such as minor third
• Minor, a class of methods for Change ringing

People

• Kyle Minor, American writer
• William Chester Minor, 19th century American contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary
• Roman children repeated the names of the parents or the elder siblings, and minor refers to the next one.
  • Agrippina Minor, mother of Emperor Nero, named after her mother Agrippina the Elder
  • Antonia Minor, daughter of Mark Antony, named after her older sister Antonia Major
  • Octavia Minor, wife of Mark Antony and sister of Emperor Augustus, named after her sister Octavia Major

Sports

• Minor leagues, sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues
  • Minor league baseball, North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League
• Penalty (ice hockey)

Other uses

• Minor (law), the legal term for a child
• Academic minor, a secondary focus of a Bachelor's degree, the primary focus being an academic major
• Morris Minor, a classic British post-war car design
• Jawa Minor and Aero Minor, classic Czech car models developed and produced by Jawa Motors between 1933 and 1951
• Minor, Alabama, in the United States
• Minor Theater, an original 1913 feature movie theater building still functioning as a theater in Arcata, California
• Fort Minor, a hip-hop side-project of Mike Shinoda

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