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A '''neutral third''' ('''n3'''), as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 350 [[cents]] in size, distinct from the [[minor third]] of roughly 300 [[cent]]s and the [[major third]] of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral third is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.
A '''neutral third''' ('''n3'''), as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 350 [[cents]] in size, distinct from the [[minor third]] of roughly 300 [[cent]]s and the [[major third]] of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral third is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.


In a diatonic functional context, neutral thirds appear as part of the variant of diatonic with generators halved, where the neutral third is the generator and the 600-cent [[tritone]] is the period.
In a diatonic functional context, neutral thirds appear as part of the [[10L 4s|variant of diatonic with generators halved]], where the neutral third is the generator and the 600-cent [[tritone]] is the period.


The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into '''artoneutral''' (flatter) and '''tendoneutral''' (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.
The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into '''artoneutral''' (flatter) and '''tendoneutral''' (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.