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	An ''n'''-ary scale''''' is a scale with exactly ''n'' distinct step sizes. ~~The terms~~ '''''~~unary~~''''', '''''binary''''' and '''''ternary''''' are ~~used for ''n'' =~~ 1, 2 and 3.		An ''n'''-ary scale''''' is a scale with exactly ''n'' distinct step sizes. '''''Unary''''', '''''binary''''' and '''''ternary''''' scales are scales with exactly 1, 2 and 3 step sizes, respectively.

	A unary scale is an [[equal tuning]]. The class of binary scales consists of all [[MOS]] scales and every alteration-by-permutation of a MOS scale. Ternary scales are much less well-known than binary ones, but one well-studied type of ternary scales is the class of [[generator-offset]] scales. Most known facts about ternary scales on the wiki can be found on the page [[rank-3 scale]].		A unary scale is an [[equal tuning]]. The class of binary scales consists of all [[MOS]] scales and every alteration-by-permutation of a MOS scale. Ternary scales are much less well-known than binary ones, but one well-studied type of ternary scales is the class of [[generator-offset]] scales. Most known facts about ternary scales on the wiki can be found on the page [[rank-3 scale]].