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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. Source: opted
  3. 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.] Source: webster
  4. 4. The difference between two quantities commensurable only inpower, as between sq. root2 and 1, or between the diagonal and sideof a square. Source: adambom
  5. 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. Source: ecdict

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