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	Minor means "not important", and in Latin "smaller". It may also may refer to: Mathematics Minor (linear algebra) Minor (linear algebra) In linear algebra, a minor of a matrix A is the determinant of some smaller square matrix, cut down from A by removing one or more of its rows or columns.... , for a given matrix, its minor is the determinant of a certain smaller matrix Minor (graph theory) Minor (graph theory) In graph theory, a graph H is called a minor of the graph G if H is Graph isomorphism to a graph that can be obtained by zero or more edge contractions on a subgraph of G.... , Music Major and minor Major and minor In music, the adjectives major and minor can describe a scale , key , chord , or interval . For intervals, the terms refer to a difference in their relative width, major referring to notes somewhat further apart; the other terms are classifications based on the use of certain intervals, especially the major or minor third.... , general discussion Minor scale Minor scale A minor scale in music theory is a diatonic scale with a third scale degree at an Interval of a minor third above the Tonic . While this definition encompasses Musical mode with the minor third, such as Dorian mode, the term may more usually refer only to the natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales, descri... Minor chord Minor chord In music theory, a minor chord is a chord having a Root , a minor third, and a perfect fifth.When a chord has these three notes alone, it is called a minor Triad .... specific intervals, such as minor third Minor third A minor third is a Interval of three semitones. It is the smaller of two commonly occurring musical intervals compounded of two steps of the diatonic scale.... Minor, a class of methods for Change ringing Change ringing Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuning bell in a series of mathematics patterns called "changes". It differs from many other forms of campanology in that no attempt is made to produce a conventional melody.... People 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 Maior. Antonia Minor Antonia Minor Antonia Minor , also known as Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia was a daughter of Ancient Rome politician Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of roman emperor Augustus, and mother of future emperor Claudius.... , daughter of Mark Antony Mark Antony Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia.... , named after her older sister Antonia Major Antonia Major Antonia Major , also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter to Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and niece to Augustus, Rome?s first Roman Emperor.... . Octavia Minor Octavia Minor Octavia Minor , also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus , half sister of Octavia Major, and fourth wife of Mark Antony.... , wife of Mark Antony Mark Antony Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia.... and sister of Emperor Augustus, named after her sister Octavia Major Octavia Major Octavia Maior was the daughter of the Roman governor and senator Gaius Octavius by his first wife, Ancharia. She was also an elder half-sister to Octavia Minor and Roman Emperor Augustus.... . Sports Minor league Minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities.... s, sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues Minor league baseball Minor league baseball Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in North America that compete at levels below that of Major League Baseball.... , North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Other uses Minor (law) Minor (law) In law, the term minor is used to refer to a person who is under the age in which one legally assumes adulthood and is legally granted rights afforded to adults in society.... , the legal term for a child A secondary focus Academic minor An academic minor is a United States or Canada college or university student's declared secondary field of study or specialization during his or her undergraduate studies.... of a Bachelor's degree Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years.... , the primary focus being an academic major Academic major An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is mainly a United States and Canada term for a college or university student's main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies which would be in addition to, and may incorporate portions of, a core curriculum.... Morris Minor Morris Minor The Morris Minor was a popular British motor car aimed at the family market. It was the work of a team led by Alec Issigonis, who would go on to design the successful Mini.... , a classic British post-war car design Jawa Minor, Aero Minor Aero Minor The Aero Minor was a Czech automobile made from 1946 to 1952. It was designed by Jawa Motors engineers who had worked on it secretly during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.... , classic Czech Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.... car models developed and produced by Jawa Motors Jawa Motors Jawa is a motorcycle manufacturer in the Czech republic, formerly Czechoslovakia. It was named after its founder Janecek bought the motorcycle production of Wanderer in 1929, by concatenating the first letters of Janecek and Wanderer.... between 1933 and 1951 William Chester Minor William Chester Minor William Chester Minor, also known as W. C. Minor was an United States surgery who made many scholarly contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary while confined to a lunatic asylum.... , 19th century American contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary Minor, Alabama Minor, Alabama Minor is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,116.... , a community in the United States Minor Theater Minor theater The Minor Theater, located in Arcata, California, is one of the oldest buildings in the United States built for feature films that is still open and showing movies.... , an original 1913 feature movie theater building still functioning as a theater in Arcata, California