interval

physical quantity; ratio between two sonic frequencies, often measured in cents, a unit derived from the logarithm of the frequency ratio
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interval

Summary

interval ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,991 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • interval is a type of interval ratio[2].
  • interval is a type of physical quantity[3].
  • interval is a type of musical parameter[4].
  • interval is part of tonal system[5].
  • interval's Commons category is recorded as Musical intervals[6].
  • interval's said to be the same as is recorded as Dyad[7].
  • interval's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Intervals (music)[8].
  • interval's Commons gallery is recorded as Musical intervals[9].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[12].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • interval's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[16].
  • interval's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox musical interval[17].
  • interval's different from is recorded as interval[18].
  • interval's different from is recorded as interval[19].
  • interval's studied by is recorded as musicology[20].
  • interval's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • interval's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include interval ratio[2], physical quantity[3], and musical parameter[4].

Use and Application

interval is part of tonal system[5].

Why It Matters

interval ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,991 views/month).[1] interval has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] interval is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Open Music Theory. openmusictheory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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