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In the context of this model, we use 12edo pitches as the reference scale for measuring intonation. To describe intonation precisely (and without reference to concert pitch or absolute frequency), we define | In the context of this model, we use 12edo pitches as the reference scale for measuring intonation. To describe intonation precisely (and without reference to concert pitch or absolute frequency), we define | ||
''Intonation is the signed interval between...'' | :: ''Intonation is the signed interval between...'' | ||
* ''a pitch, generated by a key with a given key descriptor (such as A3, B3, C4, C#4, ...), that rings exactly in tune with 12-tone equal temperament (12edo) and'' | ::* ''a pitch, generated by a key with a given key descriptor (such as A3, B3, C4, C#4, ...), that rings exactly in tune with 12-tone equal temperament (12edo) and'' | ||
* ''a deviating pitch referenced by the same key descriptor'' | ::* ''a deviating pitch referenced by the same key descriptor'' | ||
Typically, intonation is a small interval between -50 ¢ and +50 ¢ although larger values are allowed. The common tonic of all modes of the overtone scale has an intonation of 0 ¢ by definition. | Typically, intonation is a small interval between -50 ¢ and +50 ¢ although larger values are allowed. The common tonic of all modes of the overtone scale has an intonation of 0 ¢ by definition. | ||