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; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
; CS : [[Constant structure]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])


; DE : [[Distributional_Evenness|Distributionally even]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
; CTE : [[CTE tuning|Constrained Tenney-Euclidean]] (especially pure-octave constrained)
 
; DE : [[Distributional Evenness|Distributionally even]] (see [[Scale properties simplified]])


; ED''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
; ED''n'' : [[EPD|Equal division of ''n'']] (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
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; JI : [[Just intonation]]
; JI : [[Just intonation]]


; ME : [[Maximal_evenness|Maximally even]]
; ME : [[Maximal evenness|Maximally even]]


; MP : Myhill's Property (see [[Scale properties simplified]])
; MP : Myhill's Property (see [[Scale properties simplified]])


; MOS : [[MOSScales|Moment of symmetry]]
; MOS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry]]


; MOSS : [[MOSScales|Moment of symmetry scale]]
; MOSS : [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry scale]]


; MVn: [[Maximum variety|Maximum variety]] ''n''
; MVn: [[Maximum variety|Maximum variety]] ''n''


; POTE : [[POTE_tuning|Pure octaves Tenney-Euclidean]]
; POTE : [[POTE tuning|Pure-octaves Tenney-Euclidean]]


; RTT : [[Regular temperament|Regular temperament theory]]
; RTT : [[Regular temperament|Regular temperament theory]]

Revision as of 07:14, 25 July 2021

This is a list of common acronyms.

AG
Alternating generator property (see Rank-3 scale theorems)
CS
Constant structure (see Scale properties simplified)
CTE
Constrained Tenney-Euclidean (especially pure-octave constrained)
DE
Distributionally even (see Scale properties simplified)
EDn
Equal division of n (ED2 = EDO, ED3 = EDT, ED3/2 = EDF, etc.)
EDD
Equal division of the diapason/ditave (synonym of EDO)
EDF
Equal division of the fifth (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 9-EDF)
EDO
Equal division of the octave (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-EDO)
EDONOI
Equal division of a non-octave interval
EDT
Equal division of the tritave (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 13-EDT)
ET
Equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-ET)
HE
Harmonic entropy
JI
Just intonation
ME
Maximally even
MP
Myhill's Property (see Scale properties simplified)
MOS
Moment of symmetry
MOSS
Moment of symmetry scale
MVn
Maximum variety n
POTE
Pure-octaves Tenney-Euclidean
RTT
Regular temperament theory
TE
Tenney-Euclidean (short for Tenney-Euclidean tuning)
TET
Tone equal temperament (usually prefixed with a number, e.g. 12-TET) (synonym of ET)
TOP
TOP tuning (Tenney OPtimized or Tempered Octaves, Please)
WF
Well-formed (see MOS/DE)
VF
Virtual fundamental
WTN
Well-tempered nonet
XA
Xenharmonic Alliance