The Emergence Machine

Whole Tone

property · Music · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A whole-tone interval emerges from the convergence of equal intervals and semitones, where two semitones form a fundamental unit of musical measurement, and a scale using whole-tone intervals emerges from the understanding of music as a structured system of sound and harmony.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “whole tone” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “whole tone”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
whole tone
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Whole ToneScaleInterval MusicNoteSemitoneEqualMusicPitchRhythm… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeMeasurementActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesWhole ToneL10EqualL7SemitoneL8ScaleL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Equal L7 (requires)
    An interval equal to two semitones.
  • Semitone L8 (requires)
    An interval equal to two semitones.
  • Scale L9 (requires)
    Also refers to a scale using whole-tone intervals.