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; [[Constant structure]]
; [[Constant structure]]
: A scale has constant structure (CS) if all intervals of the same size are also within the same generic interval class. A single interval cannot be a part of two classes. The 12-tone diatonic scale does not have this property, since tritones can either be augmented fourths or diminished fifths. This is referred to as the ''partitioning property'' in most academic literature.
: A scale is a constant structure (CS) if all intervals of the same size are also within the same generic interval class. A single interval cannot be a part of two classes. The 12-tone diatonic scale does not have this property, since tritones can either be augmented fourths or diminished fifths. This is referred to as the ''partitioning property'' in most academic literature.


; [[Rothenberg propriety|Propriety]]
; [[Rothenberg propriety|Propriety]]