microtiming

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English

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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ timing.

Noun

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microtiming (usually uncountable, plural microtimings)

  1. (music) Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance
    • 2015 August 20, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Olivier Senn, “Microtiming in Swing and Funk affects the body movement behavior of music expert listeners”, in Frontiers in Psychology[1], volume 6, →DOI:
      The appreciation of microtiming seems to be an exclusive pleasure for the music elite.