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*[[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry (MOS)]]: Tunings (or better, scales) that use iterations of a generating interval, modulo a period interval, to produce scales of two step-sizes. | *[[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry (MOS)]]: Tunings (or better, scales) that use iterations of a generating interval, modulo a period interval, to produce scales of two step-sizes. | ||
*[[Just intonation]]: The tuning of pitches so that their fundamental frequencies are related by ratios of whole numbers. An infinite world of numerous models: | *[[Just intonation]]: The tuning of pitches so that their fundamental frequencies are related by ratios of whole numbers. An infinite world of numerous models: | ||
**[[Combination product sets]] | ** [[Combination product sets]] | ||
**[[Fokker blocks]] | ** [[Fokker blocks]] | ||
** The [[harmonic | ** The [[harmonic series]] | ||
** [[Isoharmonic chord]]s | ** [[Isoharmonic chord]]s | ||
**[[Overtone scale]]s (including [[primodality]]) | ** [[Overtone scale]]s (including [[primodality]]) | ||
**[[Tonality diamond]]s | ** The [[subharmonic series]] | ||
**[[Tritriadic scale]]s | ** [[Tonality diamond]]s | ||
** [[Tritriadic scale]]s | |||
** etc. | ** etc. | ||
*[[Regular temperament]]s (including [[linear temperament]]s): a centuries-old practice that has recently undergone a mathematical facelift, in which just intonation is selectively and regularly detuned in various ways, to better meet a variety of compositional desires | *[[Regular temperament]]s (including [[linear temperament]]s): a centuries-old practice that has recently undergone a mathematical facelift, in which just intonation is selectively and regularly detuned in various ways, to better meet a variety of compositional desires | ||