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A '''circulating temperament''' is a [[periodic scale]] with the property that for at least one [[interval class]], all of the intervals in the class can be regarded as approximations of a single just interval, but which is not an equal temperament. In the best known examples, the interval approximated is a fifth and the scale has twelve notes to an octave | A '''circulating temperament''' is a [[periodic scale]] with the property that for at least one [[interval class]], all of the intervals in the class can be regarded as approximations of a single just interval, but which is not an [[equal temperament]]. In the best known examples, the interval approximated is a fifth and the scale has twelve notes to an octave. | ||
One of the advantages of these tunings, is that because they are not quite equal, each chord (or key) has a slightly different character because the interval sizes have changed slightly. | One of the advantages of these tunings, is that because they are not quite equal, each chord (or key) has a slightly different character because the interval sizes have changed slightly. | ||