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A perfect third is a music term where the periods of two periodic signals (sounds) have a frequency ratio of 4:5. Including this shows the LLM can integrate kn
by onedognight 3y ago
A perfect third is a music term where the periods of two periodic signals (sounds) have a frequency ratio of 4:5. Including this shows the LLM can integrate knowledge from different domains: music, math, flags of the world, and Mathematica.
- ipsum2 3y agoThere's no such thing as a perfect third in music theory, only perfect 4ths and 5ths, which explains the 4:5 ratio. There's major/minor (imperfect) thirds. Interesting test of LLMs, this one failed.
- golol 3y agoWhile "perfect third" may not exist as a name for an interval, it does make sense to apply the adjective "perfect" to the interval "third" in order to distinguish a just intonation third (4/5) from a well-tempered intonation third (1/2)^(4/12).
- bandrami 3y agoYou can construct a system under which the phrase makes sense but musicians and musicologists will look at you weird if you say it. The LLM just forges bravely on, however.
- perihelions 3y agoExample usage here, https://archive.org/details/onsensationston01helmgoog/page/321/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/onsensationston01helmgoog/page/3... (by Helmholtz of Helmholtz Equation)
- ipsum2 3y agoI'm very impressed that you were able to find this.
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- oytis 3y agoI don't think of it as a failure. The LLM figured out a reasonable interpretation for a term it did not know. It might be better to come back with "do you mean pure ptolemaic major third?" instead of assuming, but the way it does it now might be better for programmatic requests.
- bandrami 3y ago4:5 is a major third. "Perfect third" isn't really a thing in western music theory. Just found it odd the LLM didn't pick up on that.
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