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{{See also| Tour of Regular Temperaments}} | {{See also| Tour of Regular Temperaments}} | ||
A '''regular temperament''' is, simply put, a JI interpretation of a scale or scales that are not JI. In other words, a temperament is an attempt to have certain intervals and chords in such a scale approximate JI intervals and chords. The closer a scale adheres to the optimal tuning of a temperament, and the less mistuning a temperament requires, the more believable a temperament interpretation is. | A '''regular temperament''' is, simply put, a JI interpretation of a scale or scales that are not JI, where the JI intervals are all chosen from a special set, called a [[subgroup]]. In other words, a temperament is an attempt to have certain intervals and chords in such a scale approximate JI intervals and chords. The closer a scale adheres to the optimal tuning of a temperament, and the less mistuning a temperament requires, the more believable a temperament interpretation is. | ||
=Characterizing a regular temperament= | =Characterizing a regular temperament= | ||