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A '''cent''' is the interval equal to exactly 1/100th (or <code>1%</code>) of a [[12-EDO]] semitone. In other words, cents divide the half step (semitone) of 12-EDO into 100 equal parts.
A '''cent''' is the interval equal to exactly 1/100th (or 1%) of a [[12-EDO]] semitone. In other words, cents divide the half step (semitone) of 12-EDO into 100 equal parts.


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.
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.