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majorant

/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jo-rant
IPA
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

majorants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minorant

Questions

How do you pronounce majorant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/.
What does majorant mean?
A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
Where does majorant come from?
It is traced to French.

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