intervals

Spaces in sequence

Intervals are the spaces or gaps between things—in time, distance, or sequence.

Events occur at regular intervals.

Trees stand at intervals along the road.

In music, an interval is the difference in pitch between two notes.

In mathematics, it's a range of values between two endpoints.

The phrase at intervals means periodically or with gaps between occurrences.

musical

semitone

Minimum Western musical interval

  • octaveEight-note interval
  • fifthFive's place in sequence
  • thirdPosition number three

fourth · seventh · second · sixth · tritone · unison · major · minor · diminished · augmented

distance

spacing

Interval arrangement between objects

  • gapUnfilled space between
  • separationState of being apart
  • spanDistance between endpoints

stretch · measure · meter · foot · mile · kilometer · yard · width · length · regular

time

duration

Length of existence

  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • gapUnfilled space between

recess · hiatus · lapse · period · span · wait · delay · spacing · meanwhile · between

periodic

frequency

Rate of recurrence

  • oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
  • cycleRepeating sequence of events
  • waveOscillating motion through medium

recurrence · repetition · regular · pulse · rhythm · alternation · harmonic · sampling · signal · modulation

exercise

reps

Exercise iteration count

  • setsGrouped items together
  • circuitClosed electrical pathway
  • restCessation of activity

HIIT · Tabata · recovery · splits · rounds · bursts · repetition · training · workout · tempo

mathematical

range

Extent of variation

closed · half-open · endpoint · midpoint · subset · continuous · discrete · partition · segment · union

Categories
Opposites
continuity

intervalscontinuity

Uninterrupted progression or coherence

continuum · constancy · seamlessness · perpetuity · permanence

presence vs. absence

intervalsdurations

Measured time lengths

periods · stretches · spans · sessions · runs

musical distance

intervalsunison

Simultaneous identical action

unisons · prime · chords · simultaneity · consonance

Phrases
Family

interval

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