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== Temperament and comma naming conventions ==

=== State of the art ===

There was, in general, not a hard rule of naming temperaments, but examples to follow. Some ~~notable features~~ of naming ~~might be confusing to beginners of RTT~~. ~~Specifically:~~

There was, in general, not a hard rule of naming temperaments, but examples to follow. In 2004, [[Gene Ward Smith]] outlined a number of examples for reference: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_10667.html ''Some naming examples'']. In 2012, [[Ryan Avella]] abstracted a convention of naming temperaments: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']. The main takeaway from the threads is that a name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts a scale in a temperament, e.g. machine vs Machine[6].

* a name ~~can~~ be ~~shared by~~ a ~~temperament as well as its [[strong extension]]s. For example, meantone was defined~~ in ~~the 5-~~, ~~7-, 11- and 13-limit, each temperament in the higher limit being~~ a ~~strong extension to the ones~~ in ~~the lower limit.~~

** Only the best and most obvious extension may share the original temperament's name.

** If a temperament ~~does not have an obvious extension~~, ~~or has multiple competing extensions, each should get a distinct name~~.

** [~~[Weak extension]~~]~~s should never share the original temperament's name since their structures are very different~~.

~~In 2004, [[Gene Ward Smith]] outlined a number~~ of ~~examples for reference: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_10667.html ''Some~~ naming examples'']. In 2012, [[Ryan Avella]] abstracted a convention of naming temperaments: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']. The main takeaway from the threads is:

Below are documented some notable features of naming which might be confusing to beginners of RTT.

* a name should be ~~a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting~~ of ~~a single word~~.

==== Use of a name for a temperament and its extensions ====

A name can be shared by a temperament as well as its [[strong extension]]s. For example, meantone was defined in the 5-, 7-, 11- and 13-limit, each temperament in the higher limit being a strong extension to the ones in the lower limit.

* Only the best and most obvious extension may share the original temperament's name.

* If a temperament does not have an obvious extension, or has multiple competing extensions, each should get a distinct name.

* [[Weak extension]]s should never share the original temperament's name since their structures are very different.

==== Use of a related pair of names for prime-limit and subgroup temperaments ====

The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named:

* If a comma is named the "''X''-isma", then the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal prime [[subgroup]] containing that comma should be named "''X''-ic" and the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should be named "''X-''ismic". A comma page should ideally always include a mention of both of those temperaments. The temperaments and obvious and/or strong extensions may be discussed either there or on linked-to dedicated pages.

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 == Temperament and comma naming conventions ==
 === State of the art ===
-There was, in general, not a hard rule of naming temperaments, but examples to follow. Some notable features of naming might be confusing to beginners of RTT. Specifically:
+There was, in general, not a hard rule of naming temperaments, but examples to follow. In 2004, [[Gene Ward Smith]] outlined a number of examples for reference: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_10667.html ''Some naming examples'']. In 2012, [[Ryan Avella]] abstracted a convention of naming temperaments: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']. The main takeaway from the threads is that a name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts a scale in a temperament, e.g. machine vs Machine[6].
-* a name can be shared by a temperament as well as its [[strong extension]]s. For example, meantone was defined in the 5-, 7-, 11- and 13-limit, each temperament in the higher limit being a strong extension to the ones in the lower limit.
-** Only the best and most obvious extension may share the original temperament's name.
-** If a temperament does not have an obvious extension, or has multiple competing extensions, each should get a distinct name.
-** [[Weak extension]]s should never share the original temperament's name since their structures are very different.
-In 2004, [[Gene Ward Smith]] outlined a number of examples for reference: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_10667.html ''Some naming examples'']. In 2012, [[Ryan Avella]] abstracted a convention of naming temperaments: [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']. The main takeaway from the threads is:
+Below are documented some notable features of naming which might be confusing to beginners of RTT.
-* a name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word.
+==== Use of a name for a temperament and its extensions ====
+A name can be shared by a temperament as well as its [[strong extension]]s. For example, meantone was defined in the 5-, 7-, 11- and 13-limit, each temperament in the higher limit being a strong extension to the ones in the lower limit.
+* Only the best and most obvious extension may share the original temperament's name.
+* If a temperament does not have an obvious extension, or has multiple competing extensions, each should get a distinct name.
+* [[Weak extension]]s should never share the original temperament's name since their structures are very different.
+==== Use of a related pair of names for prime-limit and subgroup temperaments ====
 The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named:
 * If a comma is named the "''X''-isma", then the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal prime [[subgroup]] containing that comma should be named "''X''-ic" and the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should be named "''X-''ismic". A comma page should ideally always include a mention of both of those temperaments. The temperaments and obvious and/or strong extensions may be discussed either there or on linked-to dedicated pages.