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THIRD

The interval between the first and third of three consecutive notes in a SCALE. See INTERVAL and Appendix C for comparative representations.

Compare: EQUAL TEMPERAMENT, JUST INTONATION, PYTHAGOREAN SCALE.

The term third-octave refers to a BANDWIDTH of one-third octave. See: SOUND ANALYSER, SPECTRUM.


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