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neutral-3rd, neutral third, n3

[John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

An interval intermediate in size between the Major Third and the Minor Third.

Neutral Thirds measure about 350 cents (¢) and typical examples are 11/9 (347¢), 27/22 (355¢) and 16/13 (359¢).