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While "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 distingui
by golol 3y ago
While "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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