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equal temperament noun

  • (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:
  • Twelve-tone equal temperament: The European semi-harmonic interval compromise among the chromatic notes.
 gamme au tempérament égal, gamme tempérée, tempérament égal
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