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Scales generated from [[rank-2 temperament]]s are often named systematically using bracket notation (not to be confused with the [[extended bra-ket notation]]): ''temperament''[''size'']. For example, the 7-tone scale built by repeatedly stacking generators of [[meantone]] temperament is named "meantone[7]". The stack of generators must be contiguous (no skips or gaps), otherwise the name would become ambiguous. This notation is valid even if the size is not a MOS size; therefore, "meantone[8]" is an equally valid example. Since bracket notation does not carry tuning information, the tuning method is often prefixed in order to describe a concrete tempered scale, including superset edos (e.g. "31edo meantone[7]") and regular temperament tuning techniques (e.g. "[[CTE]] meantone[7]", "1/4-comma meantone[7]"). | Scales generated from [[rank-2 temperament]]s are often named systematically using bracket notation (not to be confused with the [[extended bra-ket notation]]): ''temperament''[''size'']. For example, the 7-tone scale built by repeatedly stacking generators of [[meantone]] temperament is named "meantone[7]". The stack of generators must be contiguous (no skips or gaps), otherwise the name would become ambiguous. This notation is valid even if the size is not a MOS size; therefore, "meantone[8]" is an equally valid example. Since bracket notation does not carry tuning information, the tuning method is often prefixed in order to describe a concrete tempered scale, including superset edos (e.g. "31edo meantone[7]") and regular temperament tuning techniques (e.g. "[[CTE]] meantone[7]", "1/4-comma meantone[7]"). | ||
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* [[Comparison of mode notation systems]] | * [[Comparison of mode notation systems]] | ||
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