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MV3 scales: I don't know a proof
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MV3 scales: This part is falsified by the 14-note SV3 LLLMLLLsLLMLLs: "Moreover, excluding the scales abacaba, abcba, and their repetitions, and na nb nc scales, there always exists a generator for a MV3 scale such that the scale can be expressed as two parallel chains of this generator whose lengths are equal, or differ by 1."
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== MV3 scales ==
== MV3 scales ==
[[Maximum variety]] 3 (MV3) scales are a generalization of MOS scales (the scales of MV2) into rank-3.
[[Maximum variety]] 3 (MV3) scales are a generalization of MOS scales (the scales of MV2) into rank-3. We often speak of strict-variety 3 (SV3) instead, meaning that every interval class has ''exactly'' three sizes.


'''Conjecture:''' For all odd-cardinality MV3 scales apart from the scales ''abacaba'', and its repetitions ''abacabaabacaba'' etc., at least two of the three steps must occur the same number of times. Moreover, excluding the scales abacaba, abcba, and their repetitions, and na nb nc scales, there always exists a generator for a MV3 scale such that the scale can be expressed as two parallel chains of this generator whose lengths are equal, or differ by 1. This is the [[generator-offset property]] (GO).
'''Conjecture:''' For all odd-cardinality SV3 scales apart from the scales ''abacaba'', and its repetitions ''abacabaabacaba'' etc., at least two of the three steps must occur the same number of times.


All GO scales of odd cardinality are MV3. The only GO scale of even cardinality is ''abac''.
All GO scales of odd cardinality are MV3. The only GO scale of even cardinality is ''abac''.