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Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.


===Catler===
===Catler:===
Named for [[Jon Catler]].
Named for [[Jon Catler]].


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Meaning: It's meantone which calls the dominant seventh chord a 4:5:6:7. It is one of the least complex 7-limit extensions of meantone.
Meaning: It's meantone which calls the dominant seventh chord a 4:5:6:7. It is one of the least complex 7-limit extensions of meantone.


===Doublewide===
===Doublewide:===
Named after a type of mobile home.
Named after a type of mobile home.


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Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.


===Jamesbond===
===Jamesbond:===
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||


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Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.
Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.


===Myna===
===Myna:===
Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)
Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)


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Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.
Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.


===Squares===
===Squares:===
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.


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Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence "tetra-". Not sure why "-cot".
Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence "tetra-". Not sure why "-cot".


===Valentine===
===Valentine:===
Named for Robert C Valentine.
Named for Robert C Valentine.


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Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Catler"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Catler&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Catler:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Catler:&lt;/h3&gt;
Named for &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Jon%20Catler"&gt;Jon Catler&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Named for &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Jon%20Catler"&gt;Jon Catler&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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  Meaning: It's meantone which calls the dominant seventh chord a 4:5:6:7. It is one of the least complex 7-limit extensions of meantone.&lt;br /&gt;
  Meaning: It's meantone which calls the dominant seventh chord a 4:5:6:7. It is one of the least complex 7-limit extensions of meantone.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:18:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc9"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Doublewide"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:18 --&gt;Doublewide&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:18:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc9"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Doublewide:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:18 --&gt;Doublewide:&lt;/h3&gt;
Named after a type of mobile home.&lt;br /&gt;
Named after a type of mobile home.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.&lt;br /&gt;
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:40:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc20"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Jamesbond"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:40 --&gt;Jamesbond&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:40:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc20"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Jamesbond:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:40 --&gt;Jamesbond:&lt;/h3&gt;
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &amp;lt;&amp;lt;0 0 7 ...||&lt;br /&gt;
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &amp;lt;&amp;lt;0 0 7 ...||&lt;br /&gt;
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  Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.&lt;br /&gt;
  Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:58:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc29"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Myna"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:58 --&gt;Myna&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:58:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc29"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Myna:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:58 --&gt;Myna:&lt;/h3&gt;
Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)&lt;br /&gt;
Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)&lt;br /&gt;
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  Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.&lt;br /&gt;
  Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:82:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc41"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Squares"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:82 --&gt;Squares&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:82:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc41"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Squares:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:82 --&gt;Squares:&lt;/h3&gt;
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &amp;lt;&amp;lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.&lt;br /&gt;
Named from the fact that the wedgie is &amp;lt;&amp;lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.&lt;br /&gt;
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  Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &amp;quot;tetra-&amp;quot;. Not sure why &amp;quot;-cot&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
  Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &amp;quot;tetra-&amp;quot;. Not sure why &amp;quot;-cot&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:88:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc44"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Valentine"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:88 --&gt;Valentine&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:88:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc44"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Valentine:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:88 --&gt;Valentine:&lt;/h3&gt;
Named for Robert C Valentine.&lt;br /&gt;
Named for Robert C Valentine.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:90:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc45"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Whitewood:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:90 --&gt;Whitewood:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:90:&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h3 id="toc45"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Whitewood:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:90 --&gt;Whitewood:&lt;/h3&gt;
  Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
  Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>