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== Notation == | == Notation == | ||
The apotome is | The apotome is the interval by which a sharp (#) or flat (b) modifies a note in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] [[chain-of-fifths notation]]. For example, in Pythagorean tuning, C and C# in the same octave are exactly an apotome apart. In tempered tuning systems, the mapping of the apotome dictates the size of sharps and flats. For instance, if the apotome is [[tempered out]], then sharps and flats have no effect on pitch in these systems. | ||
The number of steps an apotome is mapped to in an edo is referred to as the [[sharpness]]. | The number of steps an apotome is mapped to in an edo is referred to as the [[sharpness]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||