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Once the resulting step pattern has been acquired, one may arbitrarily assign the different types of steps to different relative sizes. Any permutation is possible, such as LLm<sub>1</sub>LLm<sub>2</sub>s, ssLssm<sub>1</sub>m<sub>2</sub>, etc; these scales are all [[sister]]s.
Once the resulting step pattern has been acquired, one may arbitrarily assign the different types of steps to different relative sizes. Any permutation is possible, such as LLm<sub>1</sub>LLm<sub>2</sub>s, ssLssm<sub>1</sub>m<sub>2</sub>, etc; these scales are all [[sister]]s.


== Properties ==
== Related properties ==
* Every [[distributionally even]] ternary scale is the step pattern product of two MOS words. However, the step pattern product of two MOS scales need not be distributionally even.
* Every [[distributionally even]] ternary scale is the step pattern product of two MOS words. However, the step pattern product of two MOS scales (even if ternary) need not be distributionally even.
 
== Utilization ==
== Utilization ==
The step pattern product can be used to construct complex scales such as the [[Zarlino]] scale from MOS scales. The Zarlino scale (and its sisters) may be represented by taking the product of ABABABA and AABAAAB, resulting in ABCBABC.  
The step pattern product can be used to construct complex scales such as the [[Zarlino]] scale from MOS scales. The Zarlino scale (and its sisters) may be represented by taking the product of ABABABA and AABAAAB, resulting in ABCBABC.  
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* [[2a5b * 3a4b]]
* [[2a5b * 3a4b]]


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[[Category:Scale]]
[[Category:Scale]]
[[Category:Combinatorics on words]]
[[Category:Combinatorics on words]]