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


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


===Whitewood:===  
===Whitewood:===  
Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood</pre></div>
Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.</pre></div>
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Temperament Names&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc0"&gt;&lt;a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --&gt;Temperament Name Etymologies:&lt;/h1&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;
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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:--Whitewood:"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:88 --&gt;Whitewood:&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;
  Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
Named for Robert C Valentine.&lt;br /&gt;
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  Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>