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'''Polymeter''' describes contrasting rhythmic patterns played simultaneously, using different meters (often different time signatures), although the different rhythms are played to the same tempo. This is usually done by giving two different instruments different patterns of accents in their respective parts, often with one instrument playing in a different time signature than the other. The result is a kind of syncopated rhythm. Consider a simple composition where each instrument accents beat 1 every measure, but one is playing in 4/4 and the other 3/4:
Instrument 1 - *--2--3--4--*--2--3--4--*--2--3--4--