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This is a list of common acronyms.
This is a list of common acronyms. See also: [[glossary]].


; AG : Alternating generator property (see [[Rank-3 scale theorems]])
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; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
== A ==
; AG : [[Alternating generator property]]


; DE : [[Distributional_Evenness|Distributionally even]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
== B ==
; BP : [[Bohlen–Pierce]]


; ED''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
; BPS : [[BPS|Bohlen–Pierce–Stearns]]
 
== C ==
; CPS : [[CPS|combination product set]]
 
; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])
 
; CTE : [[CTE tuning|Constrained Tenney–Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)
 
; CWE : [[CWE tuning|Constrained Weil–Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)
 
== D ==
; DE : [[Distributional Evenness|Distributionally even]] (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])
 
; DR : [[Delta-rational]]
 
== E ==
; ED-''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)


; EDD : [[EDO|Equal division of the diapason/ditave]] (synonym of EDO)
; EDD : [[EDO|Equal division of the diapason/ditave]] (synonym of EDO)
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; EDONOI : [[Edonoi|Equal division of a non-octave interval]]
; EDONOI : [[Edonoi|Equal division of a non-octave interval]]


; EDT : [[EDT|Equal division of the tritave]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)
; EDT : [[EDT|Equal division of the tritave/twelfth]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)


; ET : [[Equal-step tuning|Equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)
; ET : [[Equal-step tuning|Equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)


== F ==
== G ==
; GO : [[Generator-offset property]]
== H ==
; HC : [[Harmonic class]]
; HE : [[Harmonic entropy]]
; HE : [[Harmonic entropy]]


== I ==
== J ==
; JI : [[Just intonation]]
; JI : [[Just intonation]]


; ME : [[Maximal_evenness|Maximally even]]
== K ==
== L ==
; LCJI : [[Low-complexity JI]]
 
== M ==
; ME : [[Maximal evenness]] (or maximally even)


; MP : Myhill's Property (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
; MP : Myhill's property (see [[Glossary of scale properties]])


; MOS : [[MOSScales|Moment of symmetry]]
; MOS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry]]


; MOSS : [[MOSScales|Moment of symmetry scale]]
; MOSS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry scale]]


; MVn: [[Maximum variety|Maximum variety]] ''n''
; MV-''n'': [[Maximum variety]] ''n''


; POTE : [[POTE_tuning|Pure octaves Tenney-Euclidean]]
== N ==
== O ==
== P ==
; POTE : [[POTE tuning|Pure-octave Tenney–Euclidean]]


== Q ==
== R ==
; RTT : [[Regular temperament|Regular temperament theory]]
; RTT : [[Regular temperament|Regular temperament theory]]


; TE : [[Tenney-Euclidean]] (short for ''Tenney-Euclidean tuning'')
== S ==
; SV-''n'' : [[Strict variety]] ''n''
 
== T ==
; TE : [[Tenney–Euclidean]] (short for ''Tenney–Euclidean tuning'')


; TET : [[Equal-step tuning|Tone equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-TET) (synonym of ET)
; TET : [[Equal-step tuning|Tone equal temperament]] (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-TET) (synonym of ET)


; TOP : [[TOP tuning]] (''Tenney OPtimized'' or ''Tempered Octaves, Please'')
; TOP : [[TOP tuning]] (''Tenney OPtimized'' or ''Tempered Octaves, Please'')
== U ==
== V ==
; VF : [[Virtual fundamental]]
== W ==
; WE : [[Weil–Euclidean]] (short for ''Weil–Euclidean tuning'')


; WF : Well-formed (see MOS/DE)
; WF : Well-formed (see MOS/DE)


; VF : [[Virtual fundamental]]
; WT : [[Well temperament]]
 
; WTN : [[Well-tempered nonet]]


== X ==
; XA : [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]
; XA : [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]


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== Y ==
== Z ==
; ZPI : [[Zeta peak index]]
 
== See also ==
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Arithmetic tunings]]: a family of tunings with systematic acronyms


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Latest revision as of 11:09, 9 July 2025

This is a list of common acronyms. See also: glossary.

A

AG
Alternating generator property

B

BP
Bohlen–Pierce
BPS
Bohlen–Pierce–Stearns

C

CPS
combination product set
CS
Constant structure (see Glossary of scale properties)
CTE
Constrained Tenney–Euclidean (especially pure-octave constrained)
CWE
Constrained Weil–Euclidean (especially pure-octave constrained)

D

DE
Distributionally even (see Glossary of scale properties)
DR
Delta-rational

E

ED-n
Equal division of n (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
EDD
Equal division of the diapason/ditave (synonym of EDO)
EDF
Equal division of the fifth (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 9-EDF)
EDO
Equal division of the octave (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-EDO)
EDONOI
Equal division of a non-octave interval
EDT
Equal division of the tritave/twelfth (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)
ET
Equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)

F

G

GO
Generator-offset property

H

HC
Harmonic class
HE
Harmonic entropy

I

J

JI
Just intonation

K

L

LCJI
Low-complexity JI

M

ME
Maximal evenness (or maximally even)
MP
Myhill's property (see Glossary of scale properties)
MOS
Moment of symmetry
MOSS
Moment of symmetry scale
MV-n
Maximum variety n

N

O

P

POTE
Pure-octave Tenney–Euclidean

Q

R

RTT
Regular temperament theory

S

SV-n
Strict variety n

T

TE
Tenney–Euclidean (short for Tenney–Euclidean tuning)
TET
Tone equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-TET) (synonym of ET)
TOP
TOP tuning (Tenney OPtimized or Tempered Octaves, Please)

U

V

VF
Virtual fundamental

W

WE
Weil–Euclidean (short for Weil–Euclidean tuning)
WF
Well-formed (see MOS/DE)
WT
Well temperament

X

XA
Xenharmonic Alliance

Y

Z

ZPI
Zeta peak index

See also