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* In most [[optimal tuning]]s, meantone tunes [[3/2]] flat and [[5/4]] slightly sharp, while ambulatory tunes [[7/5]] flat and [[6/5]] slightly sharp.

* Meantone[7] has [[5/4]] and [[6/5]] share a scale degree. Ambulatory[5] has [[6/5]] and [[7/6]] share a scale degree.

* Meantone[7] is a tempering of the 7-note [[AGS]](5/4, 6/5) (Ptolemy's intense diatonic) with the large and medium steps equated. Ambulatory[5] is a tempering of the 5-note AGS(6/5, 7/6) with the medium and small steps equated.

* Meantone[7] is a tempering of the 7-note [[AGS]](5/4, 6/5) (Ptolemy's intense diatonic) with the large and medium steps equated. Ambulatory[5] is a tempering of the 5-note AGS(6/5, 7/6) (assuming an equivalence of 3/2) with the medium and small steps equated.

== Etymology ==

The temperament was first documented by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] who originally proposed the name of "emergency", which refers to the North American emergency telephone number 911, because 9\[[11edf]] is a possible generator. The name "ambulatory" was suggested by [[User:Frostburn|Frostburn]] to more subtly reference the same thing.

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 * In most [[optimal tuning]]s, meantone tunes [[3/2]] flat and [[5/4]] slightly sharp, while ambulatory tunes [[7/5]] flat and [[6/5]] slightly sharp.
 * Meantone[7] has [[5/4]] and [[6/5]] share a scale degree. Ambulatory[5] has [[6/5]] and [[7/6]] share a scale degree.
-* Meantone[7] is a tempering of the 7-note [[AGS]](5/4, 6/5) (Ptolemy's intense diatonic) with the large and medium steps equated. Ambulatory[5] is a tempering of the 5-note AGS(6/5, 7/6) with the medium and small steps equated.
+* Meantone[7] is a tempering of the 7-note [[AGS]](5/4, 6/5) (Ptolemy's intense diatonic) with the large and medium steps equated. Ambulatory[5] is a tempering of the 5-note AGS(6/5, 7/6) (assuming an equivalence of 3/2) with the medium and small steps equated.
 == Etymology ==
 The temperament was first documented by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] who originally proposed the name of "emergency", which refers to the North American  emergency telephone number 911, because 9\[[11edf]] is a possible generator. The name "ambulatory" was suggested by [[User:Frostburn|Frostburn]] to more subtly reference the same thing.