An adjective referring to a scale composed of five tones and two semitones, such as the pythagorean diatonic or the familiar 12-tone version.
(Chalmers's second example is also referred to as a '7oo12' or '7-out-of-12' scale.)
"Diatonic" is an adjective used to refer to three different musical concepts:
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