In modern Western tonal music theory, a diminished second is the interval produced by narrowing a minor second by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone...

tritones a major second apart. The diminished triad also contains a tritone in its construction, deriving its name from the diminished-fifth interval (i...

augmented, ° or dim for diminished, ø for half diminished, and dom for dominant (the symbol − alone is not used for diminished). The main rules to decode...

C♭ are diminished thirds, two semitones wide. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval. In 12-tone equal temperament a diminished third...

from A to G♭ are diminished sevenths, spanning nine semitones. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval. The diminished seventh is used...

however large that is, is typically referred to as a diminished second. The diminished second is an interval between pairs of enharmonically equivalent...

Augmented second, an interval in classical music Diminished second, unison Major second, a whole tone Minor second, semitone Neutral second one-and-a-half...

from C to F♭ are diminished fourths, spanning four semitones. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval. A diminished fourth is enharmonically...

to D is a major second, as the note D lies two semitones above C, and the two notes are notated on adjacent staff positions. Diminished, minor and augmented...

does not coincide with the diminished second, as its size (524288:531441) is the reciprocal of the Pythagorean diminished second (531441:524288). Also ditone...

from C4 to C♭5 are diminished octaves, spanning eleven semitones. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval. The diminished octave is enharmonically...

intervals with the same frequency ratio can have different names (e.g., the diminished fifth and the augmented fourth); and with other forms of just intonation...

abbreviations for diminished intervals are dX, such that a diminished third = d3. The diminished fifth (d5) is the only diminished interval that appears...

In music theory, the half-diminished seventh chord (also known as a half-diminished chord or a minor seventh flat five chord) is a seventh chord composed...

same "diminished return", as if the principal input was changed certeris paribus. While considered "hard" inputs, like labour and assets, diminishing returns...

noticeably wider than a diminished interval but noticeably narrower than a minor interval. It is found in between a minor and diminished interval, thus making...

seventh). An augmented second also appears in the diminished seventh chord (in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd inversion) between the diminished seventh and the root...

the diminished octave (d8, or dim 8). The augmented unison is also the inversion of the augmented octave, because the interval of the diminished unison...

The diminished seventh chord is a four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished...

semitone or minor second, although in other tunings the diatonic semitone is a different interval. The term diminished unison or diminished prime is also...

is why the Pythagorean comma is also called a ditonic comma.) The diminished second, in Pythagorean tuning, is defined as the difference between limma...

augmented/minor, rather than augmented/augmented. Additionally, half-diminished stands for diminished/minor, and dominant stands for major/minor. When the type is...

practice period, the diminished triad is considered dissonant because of the diminished fifth (or tritone). In major scales, a diminished triad occurs only...

augmented fourth and diminished fifth, or perfect fifth and diminished sixth, or minor sixth and augmented fifth, or major sixth and diminished seventh, or minor...

In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke...

the diatonic scale are shown in the table below. (The Pythagorean minor second is found by adding 5 perfect fourths.) The table below shows how these steps...

Disorders of diminished motivation (DDM) are a group of disorders involving diminished motivation and associated emotions. Many different terms have been...

perfect fifth (often abbreviated P5) spans seven semitones, while the diminished fifth spans six and the augmented fifth spans eight semitones. For example...

is an Augmented octave (A8), and G♮ to G♭ (11 semitones higher) is a diminished octave (d8). The use of such intervals is rare, as there is frequently...

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