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-The '''cent''' (symbol: '''¢''') is a [[unit of interval size]] equal to exactly 1/100th (or 1%) of a [[12edo]] [[semitone (interval size measure)|semitone]]. In other words, cents divide the half step (semitone) of 12edo into 100 equal parts. First proposed in the late 19th century by {{w|Alexander John Ellis|Alexander J. Ellis}}, the cent may also be defined as the {{w|logarithm}} base 1200th root of 2 of a ratio.
+The '''cent''' (symbol: '''¢''') is a [[unit of interval size]] equal to exactly 1/100 (or 1%) of a [[12edo]] [[semitone (interval size measure)|semitone]]. In other words, cents divide the half step (semitone) of 12edo into 100 equal parts. First proposed in the late 19th century by {{w|Alexander John Ellis|Alexander J. Ellis}}, the cent may also be defined as the {{w|logarithm}} base 1200th root of 2 of a ratio.
 Cents are often used to express the size of intervals in different tuning systems, sometimes to express the accuracy of the representation of a [[just intonation]] [[interval]] in a given system.