major third

musical interval encompassing three staff positions and four semitones, with a frequency ratio of approximately 5:4=1.25 (∛2 = 1.260… in equal temperament)
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major third

Summary

major third ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • major third's follows is recorded as minor third[2].
  • major third's followed by is recorded as perfect fourth[3].
  • major third's subclass of is recorded as third[4].
  • major third's Commons category is recorded as Major thirds[5].
  • major third's said to be the same as is recorded as diminished fourth[6].
  • major third's has part is recorded as semitone[7].
  • major third's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025n56[8].
  • major third's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • major third's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 's3'}[10].
  • major third's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'M3'}[11].
  • major third's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'S3'}[12].
  • major third's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'б.3'}[13].
  • major third's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Concept", "3rd::h2f3j"][14].
  • major third's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 51563909[15].

Why It Matters

major third ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_major-third_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{major third}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/major-third}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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