interval

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Czech 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French intervalle < Latin intervallum (“‘space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference, lit. space between two palisades or walls’”) < inter (“‘between’”) + vallum (“‘palisade, wall’”).

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interval (plural intervals)

1. A distance in space.
2. A period of time.
3. (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).
4. (mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
5. (chiefly British) An intermission.
6. (cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play

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• interval class
• interval cycle

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• interval in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• interval in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• interval at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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interval m.

1. interval (mathematics)