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Among the most well-known forms of this scale are the diatonic scale of [[12edo]], the Pythagorean diatonic scale, and scales produced by meantone systems. | Among the most well-known forms of this scale are the diatonic scale of [[12edo]], the Pythagorean diatonic scale, and scales produced by meantone systems. | ||
== Name== | == Name== | ||
TAMNAMS suggests the name '''diatonic''' for this scale, which commonly refers to a scale with 5 whole steps and 2 small steps. Under TAMNAMS and for all scale pattern pages on the wiki, '''the term ''diatonic'' exclusively refers to 5L 2s'''. | TAMNAMS suggests the temperament-agnostic name '''diatonic''' for this scale, which commonly refers to a scale with 5 whole steps and 2 small steps. Under TAMNAMS and for all scale pattern pages on the wiki, '''the term ''diatonic'' exclusively refers to 5L 2s'''. | ||
The term ''diatonic'' may also refer to scales produced using [[Tetrachord|tetrachords]], [[just intonation]], or in general have more than one size of whole tone. Such scales, such as [[Zarlino]], [[blackdye]] and [[diasem]], are specifically called ''[[Detempering|detempered]] diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-based philosophy) or ''deregularized diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-agnostic philosophy). The terms ''diatonic-like'' or ''diatonic-based'' may also be used to refer such scales, depending on what's contextually the most appropriate. | The term ''diatonic'' may also refer to scales produced using [[Tetrachord|tetrachords]], [[just intonation]], or in general have more than one size of whole tone. Such scales, such as [[Zarlino]], [[blackdye]] and [[diasem]], are specifically called ''[[Detempering|detempered]] diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-based philosophy) or ''deregularized diatonic scales'' (for an RTT-agnostic philosophy). The terms ''diatonic-like'' or ''diatonic-based'' may also be used to refer such scales, depending on what's contextually the most appropriate. |