Periodic scale: Difference between revisions
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(2) s[i + P] = s[i] + O | (2) s[i + P] = s[i] + O | ||
Scales written in the widely used [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html|Scala format]] are implicitly assumed to be periodic, with the repetition interval equal to the last scale entry, and the period equal to the number of notes (on the second line) of the scale. Neither Scala nor the above definition assumes that the scales are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotonic_function| | Scales written in the widely used [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html|Scala format]] are implicitly assumed to be periodic, with the repetition interval equal to the last scale entry, and the period equal to the number of notes (on the second line) of the scale. Neither Scala nor the above definition assumes that the scales are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotonic_function|monotonically strictly increasing]], but this condition, giving a **monotone periodic scale**, is often important to add: | ||
(3) i < j implies s[i] < s[j] | (3) i < j implies s[i] < s[j] | ||
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(2) s[i + P] = s[i] + O<br /> | (2) s[i + P] = s[i] + O<br /> | ||
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Scales written in the widely used <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html" rel="nofollow">Scala format</a> are implicitly assumed to be periodic, with the repetition interval equal to the last scale entry, and the period equal to the number of notes (on the second line) of the scale. Neither Scala nor the above definition assumes that the scales are <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotonic_function" rel="nofollow"> | Scales written in the widely used <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html" rel="nofollow">Scala format</a> are implicitly assumed to be periodic, with the repetition interval equal to the last scale entry, and the period equal to the number of notes (on the second line) of the scale. Neither Scala nor the above definition assumes that the scales are <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotonic_function" rel="nofollow">monotonically strictly increasing</a>, but this condition, giving a <strong>monotone periodic scale</strong>, is often important to add:<br /> | ||
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(3) i &lt; j implies s[i] &lt; s[j] <br /> | (3) i &lt; j implies s[i] &lt; s[j] <br /> | ||