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'''Delta''' may refer to:
'''Delta''' may refer to:
* [[delta-N]] terminology, which indicates the difference between the numerator and the denominator of a [[ratio]] (aka the degree of epimoricity).
* a delta-d ratio (aka a [[Superpartient ratio|superpartient]] ratio or an epimeric ratio), a ratio that is greater than 1 and is not [[superparticular]].
* the [[delta scale]], a [[nonoctave]] [[scale]].


== See also ==
== Theory ==
* [[Delta-rational chord]]
* Delta, the frequency difference represented by an interval relative to its root, used to classify [[rational interval]]s as [[delta-N ratio]]s
* Delta, the frequency difference represented by an interval relative to other intervals of a chord, used to notate the [[delta signature]] of [[delta-rational chord]]s
* δ (lowercase delta), a note name used in certain [[musical notation]] systems to designate a note near D, but having a different musical function<ref>[[Tonalsoft Encyclopedia]]. ''[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/d/delta.aspx Delta]''.</ref>
 
== Scales ==
* Delta scale, a mode of the [[Lambda]] scale in [[Bohlen-Pierce]] tuning
* Delta scale, a scale equivalent to [[8ed16/15]]
 
== References ==
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