 
 <translate> Q: Passage: The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are to be contained in each measure (bar) and which note value is equivalent to one beat.

Question: Based on this passage, what does a time signature mean in music?
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 <hau> Tambaya: Passage: Alamar lokaci (wanda aka fi sani da sa hannun mita, sa hannun mita, ko sa hannun ma'auni) yarjejeniya ce da aka yi amfani da ita a cikin bayanin kiɗa na Yammacin Turai don tantance yawan bugun jini (pulses) da za a ƙunshe a cikin kowane ma'auni (bar) da kuma abin da bayanin kula yake daidai da bugun jini ɗaya.  Tambaya: Bisa ga wannan nassi, menene alamar lokaci take nufi a waƙa? Bari mu ba da rafi na sani a kasa 