Key and Rationale

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Rationale and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationale" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Rationale noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Key and rationale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Rationale".

particular	particular key	particular rationale
similar	similar key	similar rationale
original	original key	original rationale
actual	actual key	actual rationale
Other adjectives: real, bad, main, important, possible, final, different.

The rationale is that this gets the keys even closer in feel to a real piano, which do require less weight on the high notes because of the smaller impact needed to hit a shorter string... except that, well, high-end grand pianos have weights in the high keys to equalize the key weights.

Source: The Coconut Effect

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