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'''equal temperament''' - A rank-1 temperament. The temperament-agnostic term is [[equal-step tuning]]. | '''equal temperament''' - A rank-1 temperament. The temperament-agnostic term is [[equal-step tuning]]. | ||
'''tuning of a temperament''' - The concrete realization of a temperament, with concrete cent values. A temperament's character does not depend on the exact choice of tuning, e.g. a semitone of 100.1 cents produces a scale similar to that produced by a semitone of 100.0 cents. | '''tuning of a temperament''' - The concrete realization of a temperament, with concrete cent values (for each basis element of the temperament). A temperament's character does not depend on the exact choice of tuning, e.g. a semitone of 100.1 cents produces a scale similar to that produced by a semitone of 100.0 cents. | ||
'''optimal tuning''' - A tuning that optimizes some desired property (usually the accuracy of the temperament's approximations to just intonation). e.g. [[POTE_tuning|POTE tuning]]. | '''optimal tuning''' - A tuning that optimizes some desired property (usually the accuracy of the temperament's approximations to just intonation). e.g. [[POTE_tuning|POTE tuning]]. | ||