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 == History ==
-For a long time, theorists used the term "equal temperaments" for edos designed to approximate low-complexity just intervals. The same term is still used today to designate more generally all rank-1 [[Regular temperament|temperaments]]. For example, [[15edo]] can be referred to as 15-tone equal temperament (15-TET, 15-tET, 15tet, etc.), or more simply 15 equal temperament (15-ET, 15et, etc.).
+For a long time, theorists used the term "equal temperament" for edos designed to approximate low-complexity just intervals. The same term is still used today to designate more generally all rank-1 [[Regular temperament|temperaments]]. For example, [[15edo]] can be referred to as 15-tone equal temperament (15-TET, 15-tET, 15tet, etc.), or more simply 15 equal temperament (15-ET, 15et, etc.).
 The acronym "EDO" (''EE-dee-oh'') was coined by [[Daniel Anthony Stearns]]<sup>[''year needed'']</sup>. Since then, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anacronym anacronym] "edo" (''EE-doh''), spelled in lowercase, has become increasingly widespread.