Minor

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Minor means not important. It may also may refer to:

Mathematics

• Minor (linear algebra), for a given matrix, its minor is the determinant of a certain smaller matrix
• Minor (graph theory),

Music

• Major and minor, general discussion
• Minor scale
• Minor chord
• specific intervals, such as minor third
• Minor, a class of methods for Change ringing

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

Other uses

• Minor (law), the legal term for a child
• A secondary focus of a Bachelor's degree, the primary focus being an academic major
• Morris Minor, a classic British post-war car design
• William Chester Minor, 19th century American contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary
• Minor, Alabama, a community in the United States
• Minor Theater, an original 1913 feature movie theater building still functioning as a theater in Arcata, California

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