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'''In regards to intervals or notes:'''
'''In regards to intervals or notes:'''
* Two intervals or notes an [[enharmonic diesis]] apart, such as the augmented fourth and the diminished fifth, or C♯ and D♭. In [[12edo]], such intervals or notes are tuned to the same size or pitch, so they are '''enharmonically equivalent'''. In any tuning whose [[perfect fifth]] is not the same as 12edo's, enharmonic intervals or notes are distinct.  
* Two intervals or notes an [[enharmonic diesis]] apart, such as the augmented fourth and the diminished fifth, or C♯ and D♭. In [[12edo]], such intervals or notes are tuned to the same size or pitch, so they are '''enharmonically equivalent'''. In any tuning whose [[perfect fifth]] is not the same as 12edo's, enharmonic intervals or notes are distinct.  
* By extension, intervals mapped to the same number of steps in any [[temperament|tempered]] [[tuning system]]. For example, in [[5edo]], E and F are enharmonic since they are both mapped to 480 cents above C. This is technically a misnomer due to the ubiquity of 12edo.  
* By extension, intervals mapped to the same number of steps in any [[temperament|tempered]] [[tuning system]]. This is technically a misnomer that arose from the ubiquity of 12edo. The clearer term is ''equivalent'' or ''equated''. For example, in [[5edo]], E and F are equivalent/equated since they are both mapped to 480 cents above C.  


'''In regards to scales:'''
'''In regards to scales:'''
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, subchromatic]], an in-depth discussion on these concepts
* [[Diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, subchromatic]] an in-depth discussion on these concepts
* [[Enharmonic unison]], an interval enharmonically equivalent to a [[unison]]
* [[Enharmonic unison]] an interval equated to a [[unison]]




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