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The phrase ''chromatic pair'' refers to a pair of [[MOS scale|moment-of-symmetry scales]] in some rank-2 temperament (or [[Just intonation subgroups|subgroup temperament]]) that are analogous to the familiar diatonic and chromatic scales of standard tuning. The smaller scale is referred to as "albitonic" (from the Latin word for "white"), named such since the diatonic scale can be played using the white keys of a piano, and the larger of the two is "chromatic".

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~~By a ''chromatic pair'' is meant a pair~~ of [[MOSScales|MOS]] in some rank two temperament (which may often be a [[Just_intonation_subgroups|subgroup temperament]]) in which the smaller of the pair is analogous to Meantone[7], the diatonic scale, and the larger to Meantone[12], the chromatic scale. Because on a standard keyboard the smaller scale is given by the white keys, the smaller scale ~~of the pair is called "albitonic" from the Latin word for "white". Also~~ included ~~at times~~ are "haplotonic" scales, ~~which are~~ the ~~analogs~~ of ~~Meantone[5]~~. The pair temperaments are listed in order of increasing [[Tp_tuning#T2 tuning|RMS error]], which is an appropriate error measure for subgroups as well as full p-limit groups.

Another type of scale included here are "haplotonic" scales, analogous to the pentatonic scale of standard tuning and played using the black keys of a piano. The pair temperaments are listed in order of increasing [[Tp_tuning#T2 tuning|RMS error]], which is an appropriate error measure for subgroups as well as full p-limit groups.

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+The phrase ''chromatic pair'' refers to a pair of [[MOS scale|moment-of-symmetry scales]] in some rank-2 temperament (or [[Just intonation subgroups|subgroup temperament]]) that are analogous to the familiar diatonic and chromatic scales of standard tuning. The smaller scale is referred to as "albitonic" (from the Latin word for "white"), named such since the diatonic scale can be played using the white keys of a piano, and the larger of the two is "chromatic".
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-By a ''chromatic pair'' is meant a pair of [[MOSScales|MOS]] in some rank two temperament (which may often be a [[Just_intonation_subgroups|subgroup temperament]]) in which the smaller of the pair is analogous to Meantone[7], the diatonic scale, and the larger to Meantone[12], the chromatic scale. Because on a standard keyboard the smaller scale is given by the white keys, the smaller scale of the pair is called "albitonic" from the Latin word for "white". Also included at times are "haplotonic" scales, which are the analogs of Meantone[5]. The pair temperaments are listed in order of increasing [[Tp_tuning#T2 tuning|RMS error]], which is an appropriate error measure for subgroups as well as full p-limit groups.
+Another type of scale included here are "haplotonic" scales, analogous to the pentatonic scale of standard tuning and played using the black keys of a piano. The pair temperaments are listed in order of increasing [[Tp_tuning#T2 tuning|RMS error]], which is an appropriate error measure for subgroups as well as full p-limit groups.
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