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== Non-octave equivalence == | == Non-octave equivalence == | ||
When the interval of equivalence is specifically not an octave, it is called the '''equave''' (a portmanteau of "equivalence" and "octave") | When the interval of equivalence is specifically not an octave, it is called the '''equave''' (a portmanteau of "equivalence" and "octave"). (The app Scala refers to this as a '''formal octave'''<ref>Op de Coul M. ''Scala help'' https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/help.htm</ref>). | ||
While the octave is the predominant interval of equivalence in most musical traditions, alternative equivalence intervals have been explored. | While the octave is the predominant interval of equivalence in most musical traditions, alternative equivalence intervals have been explored. | ||
A famous example is the [[tritave]] in [[Bohlen–Pierce]] and related systems. | A famous example is the [[tritave]] in [[Bohlen–Pierce]] and related systems. | ||