 <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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 <yor> Q: Passage: Àmì àkókò (tí a tún mọ̀ sí àmì òṣùwọ̀n, àmì òṣùwọ̀n, tàbí àmì òṣùwọ̀n) jẹ́ ìlànà tí wọ́n ń lò ní Ìwọ̀-oòrùn láti sọ iye ìlù tí ó yẹ kí ó wà nínú òṣùwọ̀n kọ̀ọ̀kan (bar) àti iye ìlù tí ó jẹ́ ìlù kan.  Ìbéèrè: Níbàámu pẹ̀lú ohun tó wà nínú ẹsẹ Bíbélì yìí, kí ni àmì àkókò túmọ̀ sí nínú orin? Ẹ jẹ́ kí a fún ìsun ìmọ̀lára ní ìsàlẹ̀ 