2187/2048: Difference between revisions
Cmloegcmluin (talk | contribs) separate etymological notes |
Cmloegcmluin (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
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 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 | The number of steps an apotome is mapped to in an EDO is referred to as its [[sharpness]]. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||