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=MOS naming scheme=

The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s).

== Standardized names ==

[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from 1\1 to 1\(n+1)).

=== 6-note MOSes ===

=== 7-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 5s]]: antidiatonic (see also 2L 7s or 7L 2s)

* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 7s)

* [[4L 3s]]: smithe /smaɪð/ (from sharp minor third)

* [[5L 2s]]: diatonic

* [[6L 1s]]: archeotonic

=== 8-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 6s]]: (see 2L 8s or 8L 2s)

* [[3L 5s]]: smathe /smeɪð/ (from sharp major third)

* [[4L 4s]]: diminished

* [[5L 3s]]: oneirotonic

* [[6L 2s]]: hedgehog

* [[7L 1s]]: porcutonic

=== 9-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 7s]]: joan

* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; Tcherepnin

* [[4L 5s]]: orwelloid

* [[5L 4s]]: semiquartal

* [[6L 3s]]: triforce

* [[7L 2s]]: superdiatonic; mavila

* [[8L 1s]]: bleu

=== 10-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 8s]]: jaratonic

* [[3L 7s]]: sephirotonic

* [[4L 6s]]: doublewide

* [[5L 5s]]: blackwood

* [[6L 4s]]: lembatonic

* [[7L 3s]]: neutraltonic; maqamic

* [[8L 2s]]: antijaratonic

* [[9L 1s]]: sinatonic

== Graham Breed's naming scheme ==

For those who desire more "colorful" names, Graham Breed has proposed the following scheme.

The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s). This is also probably the most commonly-used format that does not reference the names of regular temperaments. For those who desire more "colorful" names, Graham Breed has proposed the following scheme.

=== Names for sub-MOS ===

==Names for sub-MOS==

1L 1s Trivial MOS

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3L 1s Grumpy <span style="line-height: 1.5;">tetrad</span>

==Names for MOS with number of elements from 5 to 10, as proposed by Graham Breed==

===Names for MOS with number of elements from 5 to 10, as proposed by Graham Breed===

The logic behind new names is as follows:

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[[9L_1s|9L 1s]] Grumpy decatonic

==Some names of higher-numbered ones==

===Some names of higher-numbered ones===

[[8L_3s|8L 3s]] Sensi[11]

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-=MOS naming scheme=
+The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s).
+== Standardized names ==
+[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from 1\1 to 1\(n+1)).
+=== 6-note MOSes ===
+=== 7-note MOSes ===
+* [[2L 5s]]: antidiatonic (see also 2L 7s or 7L 2s)
+* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 7s)
+* [[4L 3s]]: smithe /smaɪð/ (from sharp minor third)
+* [[5L 2s]]: diatonic
+* [[6L 1s]]: archeotonic
+=== 8-note MOSes ===
+* [[2L 6s]]: (see 2L 8s or 8L 2s)
+* [[3L 5s]]: smathe /smeɪð/ (from sharp major third)
+* [[4L 4s]]: diminished
+* [[5L 3s]]: oneirotonic
+* [[6L 2s]]: hedgehog
+* [[7L 1s]]: porcutonic
+=== 9-note MOSes ===
+* [[2L 7s]]: joan
+* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; Tcherepnin
+* [[4L 5s]]: orwelloid
+* [[5L 4s]]: semiquartal
+* [[6L 3s]]: triforce
+* [[7L 2s]]: superdiatonic; mavila
+* [[8L 1s]]: bleu
+=== 10-note MOSes ===
+* [[2L 8s]]: jaratonic
+* [[3L 7s]]: sephirotonic
+* [[4L 6s]]: doublewide
+* [[5L 5s]]: blackwood
+* [[6L 4s]]: lembatonic
+* [[7L 3s]]: neutraltonic; maqamic
+* [[8L 2s]]: antijaratonic
+* [[9L 1s]]: sinatonic
+== Graham Breed's naming scheme ==
+For those who desire more "colorful" names, Graham Breed has proposed the following scheme.
-The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s). This is also probably the most commonly-used format that does not reference the names of regular temperaments. For those who desire more "colorful" names, Graham Breed has proposed the following scheme.
+=== Names for sub-MOS ===
-==Names for sub-MOS==
 L 1s Trivial MOS
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 L 1s Grumpy <span style="line-height: 1.5;">tetrad</span>
-==Names for MOS with number of elements from 5 to 10, as proposed by Graham Breed==
+===Names for MOS with number of elements from 5 to 10, as proposed by Graham Breed===
 The logic behind new names is as follows:
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 [[9L_1s|9L 1s]] Grumpy decatonic
-==Some names of higher-numbered ones==
+===Some names of higher-numbered ones===
 [[8L_3s|8L 3s]] Sensi[11]