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No

Question · Eridian chord · 아니, 아니오, 아니요

In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept no (아니, 아니오, 아니요) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “no” is heard as D♯4, F♯4, A♯4, over 0.3 seconds.

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Englishno
Korean (한국어)아니, 아니오, 아니요
CategoryQuestion
ChordD♯4F♯4A♯4
Frequencies311.13, 369.99, 466.16 Hz
Notes in chord3-note
Duration0.3 seconds

How “no” sounds in Eridian

“no” is built from 3 notes — D♯4, F♯4, A♯4 (311.13, 369.99, 466.16 Hz) — sounded for 0.3 seconds. The notes sound together as a single steady cluster. It belongs to the question category, which collects question words and conversational responses. In English it covers no; in Korean it maps to 아니, 아니오, 아니요.

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