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'''TAMNAMS''' (read "tame names"; from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem''), devised by the XA Discord, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for octave-[[mos]] scales and their associated generator ranges, taking into account the relative sizes of large and small steps. | '''TAMNAMS''' (read "tame names"; from '''''T'''emperament-'''A'''gnostic '''M'''os '''NAM'''ing '''S'''ystem''), devised by the XA Discord, is a system of temperament-agnostic names for octave-[[mos]] scales and their associated generator ranges, taking into account the relative sizes of large and small steps. | ||
== | == MOS step ratio spectrum == | ||
=== Simple step ratios === | === Simple step ratios === | ||
The TAMNAMS system names nine specific simple [[Blackwood's R|L:s ratios]]. These correspond to the simplest edos that have the mos scale. | The TAMNAMS system names nine specific simple [[Blackwood's R|L:s ratios]]. These correspond to the simplest edos that have the mos scale. | ||
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'''Paucitonic''': L/s = 1/0 = infinity (trivial/pathological) | '''Paucitonic''': L/s = 1/0 = infinity (trivial/pathological) | ||
== Naming | == Naming MOS intervals == | ||
To denote interval classes within the mos, TAMNAMS uses the generic prefix ''mos-'', or the specific prefixes and abbreviations listed under "mos pattern names". One might be tempted to | To denote interval classes within the mos, TAMNAMS uses the generic prefix ''mos-'', or the specific prefixes and abbreviations listed under "mos pattern names". One might be tempted to | ||
generalize diatonic 1-indexed ordinal names: "In 31edo's ultrasoft [[mosh]] scale, the perfect mosthird (aka Pmosh3rd) is a neutral third and the major mosfifth (aka Lmosh5th) is a perfect fifth." | generalize diatonic 1-indexed ordinal names: "In 31edo's ultrasoft [[mosh]] scale, the perfect mosthird (aka Pmosh3rd) is a neutral third and the major mosfifth (aka Lmosh5th) is a perfect fifth." | ||