Interim vs. Interval

Interim vs. Interval — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Interim and Interval

Interimadjective

Transitional.

Iraq's government is interim.

Intervalnoun

A distance in space.

Interimadjective

Temporary.

You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.

Intervalnoun

A period of time.

the interval between contractions during childbirth

Interimnoun

A transitional or temporary period between other events.

His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.

Intervalnoun

(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

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Interimnoun

the time between one event, process, or period and another

Intervalnoun

(mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.

Interimadjective

serving during an intermediate interval of time;

an interim agreement

Intervalnoun

An intermission.

Intervalnoun

(sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play

Intervalnoun

(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play

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Intervalnoun

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

Intervalnoun

a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints

Intervalnoun

the distance between things;

fragile items require separation and cushioning

Intervalnoun

the difference in pitch between two notes