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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Interval

Can the word 'interval' mean a 'physical gap'?

Example:

The interval between the two mountains
  

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Interval can apply to musical scales, mathematics, time, or regular spacings in distance ( the mile posts on the highways are at intervals of a mile). I've never seen it used to refer to a single gap.

  • Interval can apply to musical scales, mathematics, time, or regular spacings in distance ( the mile posts on the highways are at intervals of a mile).
  • I've never seen it used to refer to a single gap.
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Interval can apply to musical scales, mathematics, time, or regular spacings in distance ( the mile posts on the highways are at intervals of a mile). I've never seen it used to refer to a single gap.

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