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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe shortest statistically significant time interval between successive notes in a rhythmic phrase or a musical piece.
Coined by American computer scientist Jeffrey A. Bilmes in 1993, initially as a blend of temporal + atom, but deliberately changed from tatom to tatum to honor master jazz pianist Art Tatum, who was known for his exceptional celerity.
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