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Properties:
Properties:


<ul><li>Degenerate scales (scales with no intervals smaller than an octave and larger than a unison) have a diversity of 0.</li><li>EDOs have a diversity of 1.</li><li>Div(S) ≥ 0 since there are no intervals larger than an octave.</li></ul>
* Degenerate scales (scales with no intervals smaller than an octave and larger than a unison) have a diversity of 0.
* EDOs have a diversity of 1.
* Div(S) ≥ 0 since there are no intervals larger than an octave.


=Definition:=
=Definition:=
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N is the cardinality of S.
N is the cardinality of S.


dia(S) is the [[Diamonds|diamond]] function.
dia(S) is the [[diamond function]].


sort(S) returns a tuple with all of the elements of S in non-decreasing order.
sort(S) returns a tuple with all of the elements of S in non-decreasing order.
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steps(T) returns a multiset whose elements are the consecutive differences of elements in a tuple T
steps(T) returns a multiset whose elements are the consecutive differences of elements in a tuple T


The scale diversity measure was proposed by [[Ryan_Avella|Ryan Avella]].
The scale diversity measure was proposed by [[Ryan Avella]].
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