equal temperament
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Noun[edit]
equal temperament (uncountable)
- (music theory) 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:
- Twelve-tone equal temperament: The European semi-harmonic interval compromise among the chromatic notes.
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Translations[edit]
a tuning system...
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Further reading[edit]
- equal temperament on Wikipedia.Wikipedia