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In musical notation, what does a natural symbol cancel out?

natural

[nach-er-uhl, nach-ruhl] / ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl /




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El Nino, the warming phase of a natural climate cycle, also threatens progress because its effects include droughts, creating conditions for wildfires.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

"After all, AI is trained to act and speak like a human, so these descriptions seem natural."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The annual dry season wildfires have been especially intense this year because of an unusually strong El Niño - a natural climate phenomenon which changes weather patterns around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bond investors are increasingly struggling to measure the credit risk of municipal issuers due to the rising costs and frequency of natural disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

It also allowed me to demonstrate my natural curiosity.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Isherwood saw the vibrant but raw Jemini, who were in their 20s, as naturals to sing his composition.

From BBC ● May 12, 2023

Film composers are naturals for writing opera, Abels believes, because they’re “always collaborating and seeking to make a larger thing, to have the music serve the purposes of a larger artistic project.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

She believed that women were naturals to direct; she also warned that it wasn’t for everyone.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

Even her kids are naturals in front of the camera, she says.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2018

In a C major chord, for example, that would be any C naturals, E naturals, and G naturals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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