perfect fourth
musical interval spanning four staff positions and five semitones, with a frequency ratio of approximately 4:3=1.333… (in equal temperament, ¹²√2⁵ = 1.335…)
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perfect fourth
Summary
perfect fourth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- perfect fourth's follows is recorded as major third[2].
- perfect fourth's followed by is recorded as tritone[3].
- perfect fourth's subclass of is recorded as fourth[4].
- perfect fourth's Commons category is recorded as Perfect fourths[5].
- perfect fourth's said to be the same as is recorded as augmented third[6].
- perfect fourth's has part is recorded as semitone[7].
- perfect fourth's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0126bq[8].
- perfect fourth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pu4'}[9].
- perfect fourth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'P4'}[10].
- perfect fourth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'R4'}[11].
- perfect fourth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ч.4'}[12].
- perfect fourth's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 118739214[13].
Why It Matters
perfect fourth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]