equal temperament

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equal temperament noun

A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:

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just intonation meantone whole tone perfect fifth perfect interval cycle of fifths whole-tone scale perfect fourth arabic scale major third semitone minor seventh chromatic scale perfect octave aggregate wholetone

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