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== Notation ==

A moment-of-symmetry scale of ''x'' large steps and ''y'' small steps, where ''x'' and ''y'' are whole numbers, is denoted using the [[scale signature]] ''x''L ''y''s. In cases where ~~the exact sizes are~~ not ~~specified (that is, there is no distinction as~~ to ~~which~~ step ~~is large or small~~, the notation ''x''A ''y''B can be used instead, which can either refer to ''x''L ''y''s or ''y''L ''x''s.

A moment-of-symmetry scale of ''x'' large steps and ''y'' small steps, where ''x'' and ''y'' are whole numbers, is denoted using the [[scale signature]] ''x''L ''y''s. In cases where one does not wish to distinguish between step sizes, the notation ''x''A ''y''B can be used instead, which can either refer to ''x''L ''y''s or ''y''L ''x''s.

By default, the [[Equave|equivalence interval]], or equave, of a MOS scale is assumed to be the [[octave]]. In discussions regarding MOS scales with [[non-octave]] equivalence intervals, the equivalence interval can be enclosed in angle brackets of either < > (less-than and greater-than symbols) or {{Angbr| }} (Unicode symbols U+27E8 and U+27E9). Whereas "5L 2s", for example, refers to an octave-equivalent pattern of 5 large and 2 small steps, 5L 2s{{Angbr|3/1}} refers to the same pattern but with 3/1 as the equivalence interval. To avoid conflicts with HTML tags, the use of Unicode symbols is advised.

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 == Notation ==
-A moment-of-symmetry scale of ''x'' large steps and ''y'' small steps, where ''x'' and ''y'' are whole numbers, is denoted using the [[scale signature]] ''x''L ''y''s. In cases where the exact sizes are not specified (that is, there is no distinction as to which step is large or small, the notation ''x''A ''y''B can be used instead, which can either refer to ''x''L ''y''s or ''y''L ''x''s.
+A moment-of-symmetry scale of ''x'' large steps and ''y'' small steps, where ''x'' and ''y'' are whole numbers, is denoted using the [[scale signature]] ''x''L ''y''s. In cases where one does not wish to distinguish between step sizes, the notation ''x''A ''y''B can be used instead, which can either refer to ''x''L ''y''s or ''y''L ''x''s.
 By default, the [[Equave|equivalence interval]], or equave, of a MOS scale is assumed to be the [[octave]]. In discussions regarding MOS scales with [[non-octave]] equivalence intervals, the equivalence interval can be enclosed in angle brackets of either < > (less-than and greater-than symbols) or {{Angbr|&nbsp;}} (Unicode symbols U+27E8 and U+27E9). Whereas "5L 2s", for example, refers to an octave-equivalent pattern of 5 large and 2 small steps, 5L 2s{{Angbr|3/1}} refers to the same pattern but with 3/1 as the equivalence interval. To avoid conflicts with HTML tags, the use of Unicode symbols is advised.