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=== [[Amity]] ===
=== [[Amity]] ===
Origin: Paul Erlich (2002)
Origin: Gene Ward Smith (2001–2002)


Meaning: A restructuring of the words "acute minor third." The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.
Meaning: A restructuring of the phrase ''acute minor third'', as the ideal generator for amity is between a minor third and neutral third. See the temperament's dedicate page for sources.  


=== [[Augmented (temperament)|Augmented]] ===
=== [[Augmented (temperament)|Augmented]] ===
Origin: Paul Erlich and Carl Lumma (2002)
Origin: Paul Erlich and Carl Lumma (2002)


"Augmented" gets its name from its 1/3-octave period, corresponding to an augmented triad.<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_34327#34708 Yahoo! Tuning Groups | ''new equal temperament 5-limit error lattices''] - "i think carl and i just came to the consensus here that ... the [temperament] you're calling 'diesic' should be
"Augmented" gets its name from its 1/3-octave period, corresponding to an augmented triad.<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_34327#34708 Yahoo! Tuning Groups | ''new equal temperament 5-limit error lattices''] - "i think carl and i just came to the consensus here that the [temperament] you're calling 'diesic' should be called 'augmented'. besides the reasons already given the period of the 'augmented' linear temperament is 1/3 octave (thus outlining an augmented triad)." —Paul Erlich</ref>
called 'augmented'. besides the reasons already given ... the period of the 'augmented' linear temperament is 1/3 octave (thus outlining an augmented triad)." —Paul Erlich</ref>


=== [[Ammonite]] ===
=== [[Ammonite]] ===