Articles for tag: Loudness, Metric

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Accent in Music: A Multidimensional Concept

A basic definition of the word accent in music is very simple: an emphasis on a pitch or a chord. But in practice, musical accents are created by many different kinds of factors, each factor constituting a different level or dimension of musical perception. Accent, then, is a multidimensional concept. Musicians and musicologists widely accept ...

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The Advantages of the Metric System

We all remember those sessions we had in school that taught us about this strange and foreign concept called the metric system. This system of measurement, which functions on the basis of the number ten no matter how big or small it’s becoming, came with a whole new scale of conversions that American children had ...

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The Street Pharmacist

It appears to be that humanity depends on two seemingly simple and uncomplicated things-numbers and letters. Now the uses for these two basic things make their existence much more complex than just simple symbols. While letters are an integral part of everyday life the system in which numbers strive-Mathematics-is the driving force behind many jobs ...

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How to Make a Car Engine

Anyone who is interested in learning how to make a car engine will need to have both time and patience on their side. It also helps to have some mechanical experience as well. In order to make a car engine you will need a set of 1/4-inch sockets (both metric and standard), a set of ...

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The Importance of Tire Tube Size

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of changing a tire on a car or a bicycle, than you are probably aware that there is an inner tube located inside of it. Just like a tire, the inner tube has a measurement stamped on it to tell you the size. Unfortunately, it’s missing a set of ...