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 ==Theory==
-===Generalizing whole and half steps===
+===Introduction to large and small steps===
-The familiar pattern of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps, commonly written as WWHWWWH for the major scale, has step sizes of 2 (whole step) and 1 (small step), producing [[12edo]]. This can be generalized to form the pattern LLsLLLs with whole-number step sizes for L and s, where L is greater than s. The terms "large step" and "small step" are preferred as most step size pairings cannot be interpreted as "whole" and "half" steps.
+The familiar pattern of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps, commonly written as WWHWWWH for the major scale, has step sizes of 2 (whole step) and 1 (small step), producing [[12edo]]. This can be generalized into the form LLsLLLs, with whole-number sizes for the large steps (denoted as "L") and small steps (denoted as "s").
 Different edos are produced by using different ratios of step sizes. A few examples are shown below.