Glossary: Difference between revisions
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m Scott Dakota now says "generating sequence"; I don't actually know if "n-form" has a precise definition. |
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; [[achiral scale]] : A [[#S|scale]] whose mirror image (reversing the order of its [[#S|steps]]) is a [[#M|mode]] of the same scale. | ; [[achiral scale]] : A [[#S|scale]] whose mirror image (reversing the order of its [[#S|steps]]) is a [[#M|mode]] of the same scale. | ||
== B == | == B == | ||
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== F == | == F == | ||
; [[frequency]] : The number of oscillations per unit of time of a vibrating object. | ; [[frequency]] : The number of oscillations per unit of time of a vibrating object. | ||
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; [[generator]]s : A set of [[#I|intervals]] that generates a larger set through linear combination; e.g. primes {2, 3} generate [[#P|Pythagorean tuning]]. | ; [[generator]]s : A set of [[#I|intervals]] that generates a larger set through linear combination; e.g. primes {2, 3} generate [[#P|Pythagorean tuning]]. | ||
; [[generator sequence]] (GS) : A [[#S|scale]]-building procedure based on alternating [[#G|generator]]s. | |||
== H == | == H == | ||
; [[harmonic]] : A whole-number multiple of the fundamental [[#F|frequency]] of a sound; also implicitly used in the sense of "harmonic [[#P|partial]]" or "harmonic [[#O|overtone]]". | ; [[harmonic]] : A whole-number multiple of the fundamental [[#F|frequency]] of a sound; also implicitly used in the sense of "harmonic [[#P|partial]]" or "harmonic [[#O|overtone]]". | ||