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; [[tuning system|tuning]] of a temperament : A concrete realization of a(n abstract) temperament, with concrete cent values (for each [[basis element]] of the temperament). A temperament's character does not depend on the exact choice of tuning, e.g. a semitone of 100.1 cents produces a scale similar to that produced by a semitone of 100.0 cents. | ; [[tuning system|tuning]] of a temperament : A concrete realization of a(n abstract) temperament, with concrete cent values (for each [[basis element]] of the temperament). A temperament's character does not depend on the exact choice of tuning, e.g. a semitone of 100.1 cents produces a scale similar to that produced by a semitone of 100.0 cents. | ||
; optimal tuning : A tuning of a temperament that optimizes some desired property (usually the accuracy of the temperament's approximations to just intonation). e.g. [[ | ; optimal tuning : A tuning of a temperament that optimizes some desired property (usually the accuracy of the temperament's approximations to just intonation). e.g. [[CTE tuning]]. | ||
; subtend : Of an interval size, to occur as a certain number of steps in a given scale. | ; subtend : Of an interval size, to occur as a certain number of steps in a given scale. | ||