Talk:Word

Expunge mentions of "words" from the wiki

Since the use of "word" (in this mathematical sense) seems to entirely be to refer to scale patterns on this wiki, it seems as if everything currently explained by invoking "words" can instead be described in a more musically obvious way by simply manipulating scale patterns instead.

- I personally believe the wiki would do better by removing unnecessary mathematical terminology and making it apparent where the connection to music is, if there is an apparent connection to begin with.

-- VectorGraphics (talk) 01:30, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Have you seen the glossary for combinatorics on words? It might help translate stuff you find related to this.

I do agree with your sentiment. However, in some more advanced cases it does seem easier to use the terminology from the literature since that means you can search for it (outside of xen wiki). If you only ever use the "musical" terms, it becomes unclear that the thing you are referring to actually exists outside of it.

Of course this is a balance to be made here, and certainly on simple explanatory pages the jargon should be avoided, or left for a footnote.

– Sintel🎏 (talk) 02:47, 4 May 2025 (UTC)