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; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])
; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])


; CTE : [[CTE tuning|Constrained Tenney-Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)
; CTE : [[CTE tuning|Constrained Tenney–Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)
 
; CWE : [[CWE tuning|Constrained Weil–Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)


== D ==
== D ==
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== E ==
== E ==
; ED''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
; ED-''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)


; EDD : [[EDO|Equal division of the diapason/ditave]] (synonym of EDO)
; EDD : [[EDO|Equal division of the diapason/ditave]] (synonym of EDO)
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; EDONOI : [[Edonoi|Equal division of a non-octave interval]]
; EDONOI : [[Edonoi|Equal division of a non-octave interval]]


; EDT : [[EDT|Equal division of the tritave]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)
; EDT : [[EDT|Equal division of the tritave/twelfth]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)


; ET : [[Equal-step tuning|Equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)
; ET : [[Equal-step tuning|Equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)
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; ME : [[Maximal evenness]] (or maximally even)
; ME : [[Maximal evenness]] (or maximally even)


; MP : Myhill's Property (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])
; MP : Myhill's property (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])


; MOS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry]]
; MOS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry]]
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; MOSS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry scale]]
; MOSS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry scale]]


; MV''n'': [[Maximum variety|Maximum variety]] ''n''
; MV-''n'': [[Maximum variety]] ''n''


== N ==
== N ==
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== S ==
== S ==
; SV-''n'' : [[Strict variety]] ''n''
== T ==
== T ==
; TE : [[Tenney–Euclidean]] (short for ''Tenney–Euclidean tuning'')
; TE : [[Tenney–Euclidean]] (short for ''Tenney–Euclidean tuning'')
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== W ==
== W ==
; WE : [[Weil–Euclidean]] (short for ''Weil–Euclidean tuning'')
; WF : Well-formed (see MOS/DE)
; WF : Well-formed (see MOS/DE)


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* [[Arithmetic tunings]]: a family of tunings with systematic acronyms
* [[Arithmetic tunings]]: a family of tunings with systematic acronyms


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Latest revision as of 11:09, 9 July 2025

This is a list of common acronyms. See also: glossary.

A

AG
Alternating generator property

B

BP
Bohlen–Pierce
BPS
Bohlen–Pierce–Stearns

C

CPS
combination product set
CS
Constant structure (see Glossary of scale properties)
CTE
Constrained Tenney–Euclidean (especially pure-octave constrained)
CWE
Constrained Weil–Euclidean (especially pure-octave constrained)

D

DE
Distributionally even (see Glossary of scale properties)
DR
Delta-rational

E

ED-n
Equal division of n (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
EDD
Equal division of the diapason/ditave (synonym of EDO)
EDF
Equal division of the fifth (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 9-EDF)
EDO
Equal division of the octave (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-EDO)
EDONOI
Equal division of a non-octave interval
EDT
Equal division of the tritave/twelfth (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)
ET
Equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)

F

G

GO
Generator-offset property

H

HC
Harmonic class
HE
Harmonic entropy

I

J

JI
Just intonation

K

L

LCJI
Low-complexity JI

M

ME
Maximal evenness (or maximally even)
MP
Myhill's property (see Glossary of scale properties)
MOS
Moment of symmetry
MOSS
Moment of symmetry scale
MV-n
Maximum variety n

N

O

P

POTE
Pure-octave Tenney–Euclidean

Q

R

RTT
Regular temperament theory

S

SV-n
Strict variety n

T

TE
Tenney–Euclidean (short for Tenney–Euclidean tuning)
TET
Tone equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-TET) (synonym of ET)
TOP
TOP tuning (Tenney OPtimized or Tempered Octaves, Please)

U

V

VF
Virtual fundamental

W

WE
Weil–Euclidean (short for Weil–Euclidean tuning)
WF
Well-formed (see MOS/DE)
WT
Well temperament

X

XA
Xenharmonic Alliance

Y

Z

ZPI
Zeta peak index

See also