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== Naming ==

Any MOS can be clearly specified by giving the number of small and large steps, which is typically notated e.g. "5L2s." Sometimes, if one simply wants to talk about step sizes without specifying which is large and small, the notation "5a2b" is used (which could refer to either diatonic or anti-diatonic). ~~To specify~~ the equave of a mos, the notation {{angbr|equave}} with chevrons/angle brackets is recommended, e.g. [[4L 5s (3/1-equivalent)|4L5s{{angbr|3/1}}]]; using greater-than and less-than signs (<equave>) is acceptable, but they can conflict with the HTML usage of these symbols when letters are used as variables.

Any MOS can be clearly specified by giving the number of small and large steps, which is typically notated e.g. "5L2s." Sometimes, if one simply wants to talk about step sizes without specifying which is large and small, the notation "5a2b" is used (which could refer to either diatonic or anti-diatonic). By default, the [[equave[[ of a mos aLbs is assumed to be [[2/1]]. To specify a non-octave equave, the notation {{angbr|equave}} with chevrons/angle brackets is recommended, e.g. [[4L 5s (3/1-equivalent)|4L5s{{angbr|3/1}}]]; using greater-than and less-than signs (<equave>) is acceptable, but they can conflict with the HTML usage of these symbols when letters are used as variables.

Several naming systems have also been proposed for MOS's, which can be seen at [[MOS naming]].

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 == Naming ==
-Any MOS can be clearly specified by giving the number of small and large steps, which is typically notated e.g. "5L2s." Sometimes, if one simply wants to talk about step sizes without specifying which is large and small, the notation "5a2b" is used (which could refer to either diatonic or anti-diatonic). To specify the equave of a mos, the notation {{angbr|equave}} with chevrons/angle brackets is recommended, e.g. [[4L 5s (3/1-equivalent)|4L5s{{angbr|3/1}}]]; using greater-than and less-than signs (<equave>) is acceptable, but they can conflict with the HTML usage of these symbols when letters are used as variables.
+Any MOS can be clearly specified by giving the number of small and large steps, which is typically notated e.g. "5L2s." Sometimes, if one simply wants to talk about step sizes without specifying which is large and small, the notation "5a2b" is used (which could refer to either diatonic or anti-diatonic). By default, the [[equave[[ of a mos aLbs is assumed to be [[2/1]]. To specify a non-octave equave, the notation {{angbr|equave}} with chevrons/angle brackets is recommended, e.g. [[4L 5s (3/1-equivalent)|4L5s{{angbr|3/1}}]]; using greater-than and less-than signs (<equave>) is acceptable, but they can conflict with the HTML usage of these symbols when letters are used as variables.
 Several naming systems have also been proposed for MOS's, which can be seen at [[MOS naming]].