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{{See also| Tour of Regular Temperaments}} | {{See also| Tour of Regular Temperaments}} | ||
A '''regular temperament''' is, loosely, a JI interpretation of a scale or scales that are not JI, where the JI intervals are all chosen from a special set of JI intervals, called a [[subgroup]], which is "built out of" a [[basis|chosen set of "basic" JI intervals]]. In other words, a temperament is an attempt to have certain intervals and chords in such a scale approximate a JI intervals and chords. A given temperament interpretation is more believable | A '''regular temperament''' is, loosely, a JI interpretation of a scale or scales that are not JI, where the JI intervals are all chosen from a special kind of set of JI intervals, called a [[subgroup]], which is "built out of" a [[basis|chosen set of "basic" JI intervals]]. In other words, a temperament is an attempt to have certain intervals and chords in such a scale approximate a JI intervals and chords. A given temperament interpretation is more believable | ||
* the closer a scale is to the optimal tuning of the temperament, | * the closer a scale is to the optimal tuning of the temperament, | ||
* the less mistuning the temperament requires, and | * the less mistuning the temperament requires, and | ||