No, seven meters long: | 1m->| 2m->| 3m->| 4m->| 5m->| 6m->| 7m->| Eight posts -> seven intervals, 1 meter each Vinicius Em 22-08-2014 13:27, jim@jpes.com escreveu: > Wouldn't a fence with 8 posts a meter apart be 8 meters long? > > Regards, > > Jim > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [OT] Octaves >> From: RussellMc >> Date: Fri, August 22, 2014 10:15 am >> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >> >> >> On 23 August 2014 02:49, David C Brown wrote: >> >>> Yes there are eight keys in an octave but inly seven intervals between >>> keys. Since an "octave" is an interval made up of those seven smaller >>> intervals it would logically be called ot a septade or heptade. To ca= ll >>> it an octave is as logical as saying that a fence with eight posts a me= tre >>> apart is eight metres long. >>> >> >> And how many keys are there in two octaves ? :-) >> >> >> R >> --=20 >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .