Interval vs. Ratio
Intervalnoun
A distance in space.
Intervalnoun
A period of time.
Intervalnoun
(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
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(mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
Intervalnoun
An intermission.
Intervalnoun
(sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
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(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play
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A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
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Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
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A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
Intervalnoun
Difference in pitch between any two tones.
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A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7.
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a definite length of time marked off by two instants
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a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
Intervalnoun
the distance between things;
Intervalnoun
the difference in pitch between two notes
Intervalnoun
an intervening time
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a component of activity in interval training
Intervalnoun
a pause or break in activity
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a period of time separating parts of a theatrical or musical performance.
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a break between the parts of a sports match
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a space between two things; a gap.
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the difference in pitch between two sounds.
Rationoun
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
Rationoun
(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
Rationoun
(legal) Short for ratio decidendi.
Rationoun
The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by
Rationoun
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
Rationoun
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Rationoun
the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Ratio
In mathematics, a ratio indicates how many times one number contains another. For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8∶6, which is equivalent to the ratio 4∶3).
