Scale tree

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The scale tree, or Stern-Brocot tree, is an infinite binary tree that lists every possible reduced positive rational number. The scale tree is commonly used in the context of MOS scales and regular temperament theory, where the scale tree organizes step ratios along a continuum from 1 to infinity.