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The term "'''diatonic scale'''" is an umbrella term that not only refers to the [[5L&nbsp;2s]] [[MOS scale]], but also to the group of [[muddle]]s and [[MODmuddle]]s that both resemble it and are related to it.  This page is for the cataloguing of these muddles.  For the sake of ease, "L<sub>1</sub>" refers to the larger of two large step sizes while "L<sub>2</sub>" refers to the smaller of two large step sizes, and likewise "s<sub>1</sub>" refers to the larger of two small step sizes while "s<sub>2</sub>" refers to the smaller of two small step sizes.  For muddles where there's only a single size of large step, a simple "L" will be used, and likewise, for muddles where there's only a single size of small step, a simple "s" will be used.

== 3L<sub>1</sub> 2L<sub>2</sub> 2s ==
{{see also|Nicetone}}

The {{nowrap|'''3L<sub>1</sub> 2L<sub>2</sub> 2s'''}} muddle can be denoted as the '''Ptolemaic diatonic scale''' or as '''[[Nicetone]]''' on account of the {{nowrap|3L<sub>1</sub> 2L<sub>2</sub> 2s}} being the step-size combination of the well-known '''[[Zarlino|Ptolemaic sequence]]'''. By default, the Ptolemaic diatonic scale has the pattern of L<sub>1</sub>L<sub>2</sub>sL<sub>1</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sub>1</sub>s, which was chosen as the standard arrangement for representing this particular step-size combination due to the Ptolemaic Sequence being a more evenly distributed [[MV3]] scale, though to be fair, it is a chiral scale that has the other variant of L<sub>2</sub>L<sub>1</sub>sL<sub>1</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sub>1</sub>s.

== 2L<sub>1</sub> 3L<sub>2</sub> 2s ==
{{see also|Interdia}}

Aside from the Ptolemaic diatonic scale, the {{nowrap|'''2L<sub>1</sub> 3L<sub>2</sub> 2s'''}} muddle, which can be denoted as '''[[Interdia]]''', is the one of the more frequently encountered 5L&nbsp;2s muddles.

== 5L 1s<sub>1</sub> 1s<sub>2</sub> ==
The following [[18edo]] irregular diatonics, which are derived by stacking alternating 667{{c}} and 733{{c}} fifths, belong to this category: {{dash|0, 200, 400, 533, 733, 933, 1133, 1200}} and {{dash|0, 200, 400, 467, 667, 867, 1067, 1200}}.

[[Category:Diatonic]]
[[Category:MOS muddles]]