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equal temperament

noun — 2 senses

equal temperament

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular

› A tuning system in which every interval (as…

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Twelve-tone equal temperament: The European semi-harmonic interval compromise among the chromatic notes.

Derived terms
equal-tempered

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