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* <math>\{\mathbf{a} + i\mathbf{v} + j\mathbf{w}\}_{(i,j) \in [n]_0 \times [m-2]_1}</math> is a (possibly empty) parallelogram where rows are traversed fully
* <math>\{\mathbf{a} + i\mathbf{v} + j\mathbf{w}\}_{(i,j) \in [n]_0 \times [m-2]_1}</math> is a (possibly empty) parallelogram where rows are traversed fully
* <math>\{\mathbf{a} + i\mathbf{v} + (m-1)\mathbf{w}\}_{i=0}^{b}</math> is a (nonempty) prefix of the last row
* <math>\{\mathbf{a} + i\mathbf{v} + (m-1)\mathbf{w}\}_{i=0}^{b}</math> is a (nonempty) prefix of the last row
* '''v''' and '''w''' are the generator and offset
* '''v''' is called the ''row generator''. (-'''v''' would also satisfy the definition.)


This concept generalizes in the obvious way to arbitrary rank ''d'' (where each (''d'' - 1)-dimensional "hyperrow" is traversed lexicographically, and the first and last hyperrows must be a suffix resp. prefix of such a traversal). In this case the property is called the '''parallelotope substring property'''.
This concept generalizes in the obvious way to arbitrary rank ''d'' (where each (''d'' - 1)-dimensional "hyperrow" is traversed lexicographically, and the first and last hyperrows must be a suffix resp. prefix of such a traversal). In this case the property is called the '''parallelotope substring property'''.
A parallelogram substring scale with full first and last rows is a '''parallelogram scale'''.


== Ternary scales with this property ==
== Ternary scales with this property ==
=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===
* All non-Fraenkel balanced primitive MV3 scales
* All non-Fraenkel balanced primitive MV3 scales
* All ''a'''''x'''(''b'''''y'''(''a'' - ''b'')'''z''') MOS substitution scales if gcd(''a'', ''b'') = 1
* All ''a'''''x'''(''b'''''y'''(''a'' - ''b'')'''z''') [[MOS substitution]] scales if gcd(''a'', ''b'') = 1
* All MOS substitution scales where:
* All MOS substitution scales where:
** The template MOS is primitive
** The template MOS is primitive
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* All multiperiod MOS substitution scales (e.g. 4L(10m10s))
* All multiperiod MOS substitution scales (e.g. 4L(10m10s))


== Mathematical facts ==
=== Ternary parallelogram scales are MOS substitution ===
:''Main article: [[Ternary parallelogram scales are MOS substitution]]''
== Open problems ==
== Open problems ==
# Classify all MOS-substitution parallelogram substring scales.
# Classify all MOS-substitution parallelogram substring scales.
# Classify all ternary parallelogram substring scales. Conjecture: All ternary parallelogram substring scales are MOS substitution scales.
# Classify all ternary parallelogram substring scales.
#* <s>Conjecture: All ternary parallelogram substring scales are MOS substitution scales.</s> (Numerous counterexamples, e.g. LLmLmLmLmLLs)
# Classify all ternary full parallelogram scales (PS with full first and last rows).
# Classify all ternary full parallelogram scales (PS with full first and last rows).
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