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The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between Ã2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.

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  1. n. The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between Ã2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
  2. n. The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
  3. 1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between sq. root2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square. 2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [Obs.]
  4. The difference between two quantities commensurable only inpower, as between sq. root2 and 1, or between the diagonal and sideof a square.
  5. n. The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between �2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square. n. The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.