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{{MOS intro|Other Names=quasidozenal}} | {{MOS intro|Other Names=quasidozenal}} | ||
It does not have many [[regular temperament]] applications. | |||
However, it becomes a compressed [[12edo]] scale when you ignore the octave (this obviously does not work when the generator is very near 12edo (within -7/24{{cent}} of it), for the 13th degree of the scale registers as identical to the octave for human listeners. | However, it becomes a compressed [[12edo]] scale when you ignore the octave (this obviously does not work when the generator is very near 12edo (within -7/24{{cent}} of it), for the 13th degree of the scale registers as identical to the octave for human listeners. | ||
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{{MOS tuning spectrum}} | {{MOS tuning spectrum}} | ||
{{ | == Etymology == | ||
This MOS is sometimes called ''quasidozenal''{{idiosyncratic}}, a term meant to invoke the phrase "almost twelve". The original proposer of this term is not confirmed, but it might be one of sylvanScreech, [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] or [[User:Ganaram inukshuk|Ganaram inukshuk]]. | |||
{{todo|inline=1|review|comment=The lead section includes very specific numbers with no explanations...}} | |||
[[Category:13-tone scales]] | [[Category:13-tone scales]] | ||