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[[Blackdye]], [[Zil]][14], and [[bicycle]] are examples of flought scales, because they each have two interleaved strands, respectively Pyth[5], Zarlino, and 8:9:10:11:13:14. The terminology, however, is intended to cover any number of strands and any choice of strand scale.) | [[Blackdye]], [[Zil]][14], and [[bicycle]] are examples of flought scales, because they each have two interleaved strands, respectively Pyth[5], Zarlino, and 8:9:10:11:13:14. The terminology, however, is intended to cover any number of strands and any choice of strand scale.) | ||
The term ''flought'' | The term ''flought'' was coined by evolving the Old English past participle ''(ġe)flohten'' of the verb ''fleohtan'' 'to weave; to plait' to Modern English. It is cognate to the Modern English words ''plait'' and ''plexus''. | ||
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A (k-)flought scale is a scale made of k > 1 copies (called strands) of an n-note scale, where any two copies are interleaved so that any note of the first copy falls between two notes of the other copy, and vice versa. The concept is a generalization of dipentatonic scales.
Blackdye, Zil[14], and bicycle are examples of flought scales, because they each have two interleaved strands, respectively Pyth[5], Zarlino, and 8:9:10:11:13:14. The terminology, however, is intended to cover any number of strands and any choice of strand scale.)
The term flought was coined by evolving the Old English past participle (ġe)flohten of the verb fleohtan 'to weave; to plait' to Modern English. It is cognate to the Modern English words plait and plexus.