Definitions for diminished second
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1. diminished secondnoun

   an interval that is equivalent to a unison

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1. Diminished second

   In modern Western tonal music theory, a diminished second is the interval produced by narrowing a minor second by one chromatic semitone. It is enharmonically equivalent to a perfect unison. Thus, it is the interval between notes on two adjacent staff positions, or having adjacent note letters, altered in such a way that they have no pitch difference in twelve-tone equal temperament. An example is the interval from a B to the C♭ immediately above; another is the interval from a B♯ to the C immediately above. In particular, it may be regarded as the "difference" between a diatonic and chromatic semitone. For instance, the interval from B to C is a diatonic semitone, the interval from B to B♯ is a chromatic semitone, and their difference, the interval from B♯ to C is a diminished second. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval.

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1. Diminished second

   In modern Western tonal music theory a diminished second is the interval between notes on two adjacent staff positions, or having adjacent note letters, whose alterations cause them, in ordinary equal temperament, to have no pitch difference, such as B and C♭ or B♯ and C. The two notes may more often be described as Enharmonic equivalents. More specifically, in other tunings and repertoires from Western culture, a diminished second is the minute pitch interval produced by narrowing a minor second, or diatonic semitone, by a chromatic semitone. It is therefore the difference between the diatonic and chromatic semitones. For instance, the interval from B to C is a diatonic semitone, the interval from B to B♯ is a chromatic semitone, and their difference, the interval from B♯ to C is a diminished second. Being diminished, it is considered a dissonant interval. The diminished second can be also viewed as a comma, the minute interval between two enharmonically equivalent notes tuned in a slightly different way. This makes it a highly variable quantity between tuning systems. Hence for example C♯ is narrower than D♭ by a diminished second interval, however large or small that may happen to be.

How to pronounce diminished second?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diminished second in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diminished second in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

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