Xenharmonic Wiki:Manual of Style/Temperament cataloging: Difference between revisions
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** ''Archy family'' is an alias of ''archytas clan''. | ** ''Archy family'' is an alias of ''archytas clan''. | ||
Temperament families and clans should only be created when the head temperament | Temperament families and clans should only be created when the head temperament has multiple branches to higher limits, and for the sake of navigability, is within rank-2 to rank-4. The head temperament should be one of the 7-limit tri-prime subgroups (2.3.5, 2.3.7, 2.5.7, and 3.5.7) for rank-2, the 11-limit analog for rank-3, or the 13-limit analog for rank-4. | ||
Besides families and clans, there are pages that collect temperaments of a certain comma on this wiki. These pages are for temperaments one rank lower than its corresponding family, and are used because some temperaments are more closely associated with the comma than any other or otherwise do not belong to any notable family or clan. | Besides families and clans, there are pages that collect temperaments of a certain comma on this wiki. These pages are for temperaments one rank lower than its corresponding family, and are used because some temperaments are more closely associated with the comma than any other or otherwise do not belong to any notable family or clan. | ||
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For example: | For example: | ||
* Sensi is found in Sensipent family, ''not'' Sensamagic clan; | * Sensi is found in Sensipent family, ''not'' Sensamagic clan; | ||
* Miracle is found in Gamelismic clan, ''not'' Quince clan. | * Miracle is found in Gamelismic clan, ''not'' Quince clan. | ||
== Other pages == | == Other pages == | ||