 
 <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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 <ibo> Q: Passage: Oge akara (nke a makwaara dị ka akara mita, akara mita, ma ọ bụ akara nha) bụ nkwekọrịta akara eji eme ihe na akara egwu ọdịda anyanwụ iji kọwaa ọnụọgụgụ (mgbapụ) ga-adị na nha ọ bụla (bar) na uru ọ bara bụ otu ihe.  Ajụjụ: Gịnị ka ihe a e kwuru n'amaokwu Baịbụl a pụtara ma a bịa n'egwú? Ka anyị nye stream nke nsụhọ n'okpuru 