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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">**Cent** (**¢**) is an [[interval size measure]]. It's a 100th--or one percent--of the interval between two neighboring pitches in [[12edo]]. A generalization for the cent measure is the **[[relative cent]]** which is one 100th of two neigbhboring [[pitch|pitches]] in any [[equal]] tuning.
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">**Cent** (**¢**) is an [[interval size measure]]. It's a 100th--or one percent--of the interval between two neighboring pitches in [[12edo]]. A generalization for the cent measure is the **[[relative cent]]** which is one 100th of two neigbhboring [[pitch|pitches]] in any [[equal]] tuning.


The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(music)|cent]], first proposed by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_J._Ellis|Alexander Ellis]], is a logarithmic measure which may also be defined as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm|logarithm]] to the base 1200th root of 2.
The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_%28music%29|cent]], first proposed by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_J._Ellis|Alexander Ellis]], is a logarithmic measure which may also be defined as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm|logarithm]] to the base 1200th root of 2.


=How to calculate=
=How to calculate=  
If you want to get the size of an interval in cents, you have to calculate the [[log2|binary logarithm]] of its [[frequency ratio]], and multiply it by 1200.
If you want to get the size of an interval in cents, you have to calculate the [[log2|binary logarithm]] of its [[frequency ratio]], and multiply it by 1200.


If you use a pocket calculator, you don't have a //log2// key on it, but you can get it this way:
If you use a pocket calculator, you don't have a //log2// key on it, but you can get it this way:
After input your number, press &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;ln&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;÷&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;ln&lt;/span&gt; (the //ln// key can also be replaced by the //log// key)
After input your number, press &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2; margin: 0px 6px; padding: 2px 4px;"&gt;ln ÷ 2 ln&lt;/span&gt; (the //ln// key can also be replaced by the //log// key)
//Note: If you try to calculate the size of a ratio in cents, don't forget the &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; after the division.//
//Note: If you try to calculate the size of a ratio in cents, don't forget the &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2; margin: 0px 6px; padding: 2px 4px;"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; after the division.//


=See also=
=See also=  
An alternative interval measure is the [[millioctave]] ([[mO]]).</pre></div>
An alternative interval measure is the [[millioctave]] ([[mO]]).
 
see also [[Cents]]</pre></div>
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;cent&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cent&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;¢&lt;/strong&gt;) is an &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/interval%20size%20measure"&gt;interval size measure&lt;/a&gt;. It's a 100th--or one percent--of the interval between two neighboring pitches in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;. A generalization for the cent measure is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/relative%20cent"&gt;relative cent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which is one 100th of two neigbhboring &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/pitch"&gt;pitches&lt;/a&gt; in any &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/equal"&gt;equal&lt;/a&gt; tuning.&lt;br /&gt;
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;cent&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cent&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;¢&lt;/strong&gt;) is an &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/interval%20size%20measure"&gt;interval size measure&lt;/a&gt;. It's a 100th--or one percent--of the interval between two neighboring pitches in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;. A generalization for the cent measure is the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/relative%20cent"&gt;relative cent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which is one 100th of two neigbhboring &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/pitch"&gt;pitches&lt;/a&gt; in any &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/equal"&gt;equal&lt;/a&gt; tuning.&lt;br /&gt;
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The &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(music)" rel="nofollow"&gt;cent&lt;/a&gt;, first proposed by &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_J._Ellis" rel="nofollow"&gt;Alexander Ellis&lt;/a&gt;, is a logarithmic measure which may also be defined as the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm" rel="nofollow"&gt;logarithm&lt;/a&gt; to the base 1200th root of 2.&lt;br /&gt;
The &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_%28music%29" rel="nofollow"&gt;cent&lt;/a&gt;, first proposed by &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_J._Ellis" rel="nofollow"&gt;Alexander Ellis&lt;/a&gt;, is a logarithmic measure which may also be defined as the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm" rel="nofollow"&gt;logarithm&lt;/a&gt; to the base 1200th root of 2.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc0"&gt;&lt;a name="How to calculate"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --&gt;How to calculate&lt;/h1&gt;
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If you want to get the size of an interval in cents, you have to calculate the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/log2"&gt;binary logarithm&lt;/a&gt; of its &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/frequency%20ratio"&gt;frequency ratio&lt;/a&gt;, and multiply it by 1200.&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to get the size of an interval in cents, you have to calculate the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/log2"&gt;binary logarithm&lt;/a&gt; of its &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/frequency%20ratio"&gt;frequency ratio&lt;/a&gt;, and multiply it by 1200.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you use a pocket calculator, you don't have a &lt;em&gt;log2&lt;/em&gt; key on it, but you can get it this way:&lt;br /&gt;
If you use a pocket calculator, you don't have a &lt;em&gt;log2&lt;/em&gt; key on it, but you can get it this way:&lt;br /&gt;
After input your number, press &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;ln&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;÷&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;ln&lt;/span&gt; (the &lt;em&gt;ln&lt;/em&gt; key can also be replaced by the &lt;em&gt;log&lt;/em&gt; key)&lt;br /&gt;
After input your number, press &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2; margin: 0px 6px; padding: 2px 4px;"&gt;ln ÷ 2 ln&lt;/span&gt; (the &lt;em&gt;ln&lt;/em&gt; key can also be replaced by the &lt;em&gt;log&lt;/em&gt; key)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Note: If you try to calculate the size of a ratio in cents, don't forget the &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2;padding:2px 4px; margin: 0px 6px"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; after the division.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Note: If you try to calculate the size of a ratio in cents, don't forget the &lt;span style="background-color: #d4c2c2; margin: 0px 6px; padding: 2px 4px;"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; after the division.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc1"&gt;&lt;a name="See also"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 --&gt;See also&lt;/h1&gt;
An alternative interval measure is the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/millioctave"&gt;millioctave&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/mO"&gt;mO&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
An alternative interval measure is the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/millioctave"&gt;millioctave&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/mO"&gt;mO&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;
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see also &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Cents"&gt;Cents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>