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A [[mapping]] in RTT always maps any given interval to only a single other interval. The '''image''' for an interval is that one interval that it's mapped to by a (regular) temperament.
A [[mapping]] in RTT always maps any given interval to only a single other interval. The '''image''' for an interval is that one interval that it's mapped to by a (regular) temperament.
We can also speak of the "image of a temperament", in general. This means the set of all intervals that can be mapped to.


== Terminology ==
== Terminology ==