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The '''equave''' (/ˈiːkwɪv/ ''EE-kwiv'' or /ˈiːkwəv/ ''EE-kwəv''), also called '''interval of equivalence''', '''equivalence interval''', '''formal octave'''<ref>Op de Coul, E.F. [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/help.htm Scala help.]</ref><ref name=":0" group="note" />or '''pseudo-octave'''<ref>[https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/10998372840220-ASCL-Specification ASCL Specification]. Ableton.</ref><ref group="note" name=":0">The terms ''formal octave'' and ''pseudo-octave'' are often used specifically to designate a [[Stretched tuning|stretched or compressed octave]], but they may more generally designate any kind of equave,</ref>, is the interval such that pitches separated by it are considered psychoacoustically or formally [[equivalent]] and are elements of the same [[pitch class]].  
The '''equave''' (/ˈiːkwɪv/ ''EE-kwiv'' or /ˈiːkwəv/ ''EE-kwəv''), also called '''interval of equivalence''', '''equivalence interval''', '''formal octave'''<ref>Op de Coul, E.F. [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/help.htm Scala help.]</ref><ref group="note" name=":0"/>or '''pseudo-octave'''<ref>[https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/10998372840220-ASCL-Specification ASCL Specification]. Ableton.</ref><ref group="note" name=":0">The terms ''formal octave'' and ''pseudo-octave'' are often used specifically to designate a [[stretched tuning|stretched or compressed octave]], but they may more generally designate any kind of equave.</ref>, is the interval such that pitches separated by it are considered psychoacoustically or formally [[equivalent]] and are elements of the same [[pitch class]].  


If a [[periodic scale]] has an equave, the equave is typically the same as the [[period]] or a multiple thereof.
If a [[periodic scale]] has an equave, the equave is typically the same as the [[period]] or a multiple thereof.