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An '''elf''' is a scale in a [[regular temperament]] which is tempered from a [[just intonation]] (JI) scale in the group of the temperament which is a one-to-one [[detempering]] of ''n''-edo via a [[val]] ''V'' which may not, and characteristically does not, support the temperament. This allows the elf to have more freedom in scale size and structure but still to possess the coherence induced by detempering ''n''-edo. | An '''elf''' is a scale in a [[regular temperament]] which is tempered from a [[just intonation]] (JI) scale in the group of the temperament which is a one-to-one [[detempering]] of ''n''-edo via a [[val]] ''V'' which may not, and characteristically does not, support the temperament. This allows the elf to have more freedom in scale size and structure but still to possess the coherence induced by the one-to-one detempering of ''n''-edo. | ||
To construct an elf given an ''n''-edo val ''V'' and a temperament, the following steps are used: | To construct an elf given an ''n''-edo val ''V'' and a temperament, the following steps are used: | ||