Why do we hear sound frequencies in 12 steps instead of an even fade?

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Why does the whole range of one of these steps sound virtually the same? And why, when an instrument tries to play between them, is it just both notes at the same time?

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Donald Duck explaining, it’s just math. Link is for a 1950’s Disney video.

https://youtu.be/U_ZHsk0-eF0?feature=shared

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