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(c) The scale made by taking ''s'' and conflating '''Y''' and '''Z''' into the letter '''W''' must be a MOS. To this scale we may imagine substituting a scale made of an equal amount of '''Y''' and '''Z''' letters into the "slot letters" '''W''' letter by letter. Let ''t''<sub>1</sub> be a length-''k'' subword of the form '''YX'''<sup>''k''-2</sup>'''Y''' under the projection. We may assume that the chunk sizes of the MOS are ''k'' - 2 and ''k'' - 1, or ''k'' - 2 and ''k'' - 3. Either way, there exists some subword with (''k'' - i)-many '''X'''s, i = 1 or 2, and two '''Z'''s. This violates balance because ''t''<sub>1</sub> contains zero '''Z'''s.
(c) The scale made by taking ''s'' and conflating '''Y''' and '''Z''' into the letter '''W''' must be a MOS. To this scale we may imagine substituting a scale made of an equal amount of '''Y''' and '''Z''' letters into the "slot letters" '''W''' letter by letter. Let ''t''<sub>1</sub> be a length-''k'' subword of the form '''YX'''<sup>''k''-2</sup>'''Y''' under the projection. We may assume that the chunk sizes of the MOS are ''k'' - 2 and ''k'' - 1, or ''k'' - 2 and ''k'' - 3. Either way, there exists some subword with (''k'' - i)-many '''X'''s, i = 1 or 2, and two '''Z'''s. This violates balance because ''t''<sub>1</sub> contains zero '''Z'''s.


For 7.1.2: Suppose ''s'' is balanced and has at least three sizes for ''k''-steps, {{nowrap|''a''<sub>''i''</sub>'''X''' + ''b''<sub>''i''</sub>'''Y''' + ''c''<sub>''i''</sub>'''Z''' {{=}} (''a''<sub>''i''</sub>, ''b''<sub>''i''</sub>, ''c''<sub>''i''</sub>)}} for {{nowrap|''i'' ∈ {{(}}1, 2, 3{{)}}}}. We may assume {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>2</sub>, ''b''<sub>2</sub>, ''c''<sub>2</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub>, ''b''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''c''<sub>1</sub> − 1)}}. Then either {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''b''<sub>3</sub>, ''c''<sub>3</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''b''<sub>1</sub>, ''c''<sub>1</sub> − 1)}} or {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''b''<sub>3</sub>, ''c''<sub>3</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub> − 1, ''b''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''c''<sub>1</sub>)}}. In both cases, by balancedness applied to subwords of length ''k'', the three vectors represent the only possible interval sizes.
For 7.1.2: Suppose ''s'' is balanced and has at least three sizes for ''k''-steps, {{nowrap|''a''<sub>''i''</sub>'''X''' + ''b''<sub>''i''</sub>'''Y''' + ''c''<sub>''i''</sub>'''Z''' {{=}} (''a''<sub>''i''</sub>, ''b''<sub>''i''</sub>, ''c''<sub>''i''</sub>)}} for {{nowrap|''i'' ∈ {{(}}1, 2, 3{{)}}}}. We may assume {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>2</sub>, ''b''<sub>2</sub>, ''c''<sub>2</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub>, ''b''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''c''<sub>1</sub> − 1)}}. Then either {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''b''<sub>3</sub>, ''c''<sub>3</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''b''<sub>1</sub>, ''c''<sub>1</sub> − 1)}} or {{nowrap|(''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''b''<sub>3</sub>, ''c''<sub>3</sub>) {{=}} (''a''<sub>1</sub> − 1, ''b''<sub>1</sub> + 1, ''c''<sub>1</sub>)}}. In both cases, by balancedness applied to subwords of length ''k'', the three vectors represent the only possible dyad sizes.


For 7.1.3: The ternary Fraenkel word may be verified as SV3 by inspection, and we have already shown in Theorem 1 that odd-regular balanced scales are SV3. To show that even-regular balanced scales are ''not'' SV3, observe that {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-steps come in only 2 sizes in such a scale ''s'': {{nowrap|{{floor|''a''/2}}'''X''' + {{ceil|''a''/2}}'''Y''' + ''c'''''Z'''}} and {{nowrap|{{ceil|''a''/2}}'''X''' + {{floor|''a''/2}}'''Y''' + ''c'''''Z'''}}, since the underlying MOS 2''a'''''X'''2''c'''''Y''' only has the {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-step {{nowrap|''a'''''X''' + ''c'''''Z'''}}. The construction replaces the '''X'''s in these subwords with alternating '''X'''s and '''Y'''s; either of '''X''' or '''Y''' may occur first, corresponding to the two possible sizes, since ''a'' is odd and thus the {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-step subword {{nowrap|''s''[''k'' : ''k'' + ''a'' + ''c'']}} becomes the subword {{nowrap|''s''[''k'' + ''a'' + ''c'' : ''k'' + 2''a'' + 2''c'']}} via interchanging '''X''' and '''Y'''.
For 7.1.3: The ternary Fraenkel word may be verified as SV3 by inspection, and we have already shown in Theorem 1 that odd-regular balanced scales are SV3. To show that even-regular balanced scales are ''not'' SV3, observe that {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-steps come in only 2 sizes in such a scale ''s'': {{nowrap|{{floor|''a''/2}}'''X''' + {{ceil|''a''/2}}'''Y''' + ''c'''''Z'''}} and {{nowrap|{{ceil|''a''/2}}'''X''' + {{floor|''a''/2}}'''Y''' + ''c'''''Z'''}}, since the underlying MOS 2''a'''''X'''2''c'''''Y''' only has the {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-step {{nowrap|''a'''''X''' + ''c'''''Z'''}}. The construction replaces the '''X'''s in these subwords with alternating '''X'''s and '''Y'''s; either of '''X''' or '''Y''' may occur first, corresponding to the two possible sizes, since ''a'' is odd and thus the {{nowrap|(''a'' + ''c'')}}-step subword {{nowrap|''s''[''k'' : ''k'' + ''a'' + ''c'']}} becomes the subword {{nowrap|''s''[''k'' + ''a'' + ''c'' : ''k'' + 2''a'' + 2''c'']}} via interchanging '''X''' and '''Y'''.