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A '''form''' is a framework for conceptualizing the [[interval]]s in a [[tuning system]], where the ''N''-form contains ''N'' [[interval category|interval categories]] within the equave. Given a [[regular temperament]] or other regular tuning, its form is the number of notes in the "basic" scale that represents the categorical distinctions being made by the system, where such a scale is usually [[soft]]. For an example, [[meantone]] is a 7-form structure, as meantone is most usefully conceptualized as containing 7 interval categories and can be reasonably simplified to 7edo to understand its structure. [[Superpyth]] is a 5-form structure, and shares this property with many other temperaments in 2.3.7. | A '''form''' is a framework for conceptualizing the [[interval]]s in a [[tuning system]], where the ''N''-form contains ''N'' [[interval category|interval categories]] within the equave. Given a [[regular temperament]] or other regular tuning, its form is the number of notes in the "basic" scale that represents the categorical distinctions being made by the system, where such a scale is usually [[soft]]. For an example, [[meantone]] is a 7-form structure, as meantone is most usefully conceptualized as containing 7 interval categories and can be reasonably simplified to 7edo to understand its structure. [[Superpyth]] is a 5-form structure, and shares this property with many other temperaments in 2.3.7. | ||
The term "form" is also used in the sense of matrix form, including [[matrix echelon forms]] and [[normal forms]]. | |||
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