syncopation

As a noun syncopation

is (music) the quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

In lang=en terms the difference between hemiola and syncopation

is that hemiola is the articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time while syncopation is the quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

As nouns the difference between rhythm and syncopation

is that rhythm is the variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter while syncopation is (music) the quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

As nouns the difference between synchronization and syncopation

is that synchronization is the state or property of being synchronized while syncopation is the quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

In lang=en terms the difference between offbeat and syncopation

is that offbeat is an unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform while syncopation is the quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

As an adjective offbeat

is unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.