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pseudo-octave

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + octave.

Definitions

  1. An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2

    An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1 (that of the octave), but is perceived or treated as equivalent to this ratio, and whose pitches are considered equivalent to each other as with octave equivalency.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudo-octave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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