intervals

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Intervals between doses are somewhat arbitrary, says Paul Offit, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of an independent FDA vaccine advisory committee that discussed both mRNA vaccines.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 30, 2020

Intervals like fifths and octaves produce ringing overtones when their component notes are precisely spaced.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2016

Intervals include one segment plus one or more waves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

"Musical Atoms�A Study of Intervals," illustrated with performances of Brahms, Vaughan Williams and Wagner, accompanied by verbal explanations from Bernstein.

From Time Magazine Archive

If you need to review the mathematical concepts, please see Musical Intervals, Frequency, and Ratio9 and Powers, Roots, and Equal Temperament.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones