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diatonic scale vs mode

mode vs diatonic scale

diatonic scale and mode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diatonic scale Yes No No No
mode Yes No No No
As nouns, mode is a hyponym of diatonic scale; that is, mode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diatonic scale:
  • diatonic scale: a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
  • mode: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Other hyponyms of diatonic scale include musical mode.
diatonic scale (noun) mode (noun)
a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones how something is done or how it happens
the most frequent value of a random variable
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
a particular functioning condition or arrangement
Difference between diatonic scale and mode

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