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Food

Thing / Concept · Eridian chord · 음식, 밥

In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept food (음식, 밥) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “food” is heard as C4, F4, G4, over 0.5 seconds.

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Englishfood, meal
Korean (한국어)음식, 밥
CategoryThing / Concept
ChordC4F4G4
Frequencies261.63, 349.23, 392.00 Hz
Notes in chord3-note
Duration0.5 seconds

How “food” sounds in Eridian

“food” is built from 3 notes — C4, F4, G4 (261.63, 349.23, 392.00 Hz) — sounded for 0.5 seconds. The notes sound together as a single steady cluster. It belongs to the thing / concept category, which collects nouns for objects, places, and concepts. In English it covers food, meal; in Korean it maps to 음식, 밥.

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