INDEX: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, specific ratios, other numbers

A

accidental
accordance
adaptive JI
adaptive tuning
affect
algebraic number
alpha
anomaly
apotome
aristoxenean
augmented 4th

B

bass
beta
bike-chain
bingo-card lattice
blackjack scale
bridging

C

Calculated Optimum Fixed Tuning (COFT)
canasta scale
cawapu
cents, ¢
Changless System
characteristic interval, C.I.
chord
chordoid
chromatic
COFT
color, shade
Combination Product Sets (CPS)
comma
comma pump
commatic drift
complement
complete
complex tone
complexity
concord, concordance
conjugate
conjunct
constant structure
consistent
consonance, consonant
convex
cordance
cps or c.p.s
critical band

D

daseian notation
decad
deceptive diatonicity
decimal notation
degree
dekamu, 10mu
Dekatesserany
delta
determinant
deviation
diad, dyad
diamond
diapason
diapente
diaphonic Cycles
diaschisma, diaskhisma
diatessaron
diatonic
diatonon
diesis
diezeugmenon
diminished 5th
discord, discordance
disjunct, disjunction
dissonance, dissonant
distributional evenness
ditone
ditoniaion
doamu, 2mu
dodekamu, 12mu
dominant
duodene
dyad

E

echos
EDO (equally-divided 'octave')
efficiency, Rothenberg efficiency
eikosany
ekbole
eklysis
enamu, 1mu
endekamu, 11mu
enharmonic
enharmonicity
enharmonion
enneamu, 9mu
epimere
epimeris
epimore
epimorios
epimorphic
epsilon
equable diatonic
equal temperament
equivalence interval
error
ET
Euler-Fokker genus
Euler genus
even number
experimental intonation
exponent
extended reference

F

factor
finity
Fokker Periodicity Block, FPB
FPB, Fokker Periodicity Block
fraction
framework, harmonic framework
frequency
fundamental
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

G

gamma
gammier
gamut
generator
genos
genus
geometric complexity
German "H"
gipsy scale
gleichschwebende temperatur
golden meantone
GPS, greater perfect system
grad
gradus suavitatis, GS
greater perfect system, GPS
guide-tone

H

the "H" note in German musical notation
Halberstadt keyboard
half tone
harmonia
harmonic
harmonic complexity
harmonic distance
harmonic entropy
harmonic series
harmonicity
harmonike
hemiolic
hemiolion
heptachord
heptameride
heptamu, 7mu
heptatonic
heterophony, heterophonic
hexachord
hexad
hexagram
hexamu, 6mu
hexany
hexatonic
hexenharmonic
HEWM
homonymous
homophony, homophonic
Hungarian minor scale
hyperenharmonic

I

identity
incomposite
indexed genera
indigestibility
integer
intense
interval
interval matrix
interval of equivalence
interval of periodicity
interval symmetric sets, ISS
inversion
irrational
ISS, interval symmetric sets

J

JI
Johnston notation
jot
just intonation
just-about intonation

K

katapyknosis
key-signature
Kirnberger III tuning
kleisma

L

L (= Large)
lattice diagram
LCD, lowest common divisor
LCM, least common multiple
lowest common divisor, LCD
least common multiple, LCM
leimma, limma
lesser perfect system, LPS
limit
limma, leimma
limmatic
linear division
linear temperament
LPS, lesser perfect system
LucyTuning
Lumma impropriety
Lumma stability

M

M2, major 2nd, major second
m2, minor 2nd, minor second
M3, major 3rd, major third
m3, minor 3rd, minor third
major mode, major scale
major scale, major mode
major second, major 2nd, M2
major third, major 3rd, M3
major 3rd, major third, M3
mandala
Marc Jones (Orphon Soul) definitions
matrix
maximal evenness
member
M.D., modal determinant
meantone
mediant
mediant averaging
meride
mesolabium
microtemperament
microtone, microtonal
midipu
millioctave
minor 2nd, m2
minor 3rd, minor third, m3
minor mode, minor scale
minor scale, minor mode
minor third, minor 3rd, m3
MIRACLE
mod, modulo
modal determinant, M.D.
modal octave
mode
modulation
monochord
Monophony (capital 'M')
monophony (lower-case 'm'), monophonic
monzisma
monzo
morion, moria
morphological metric
morphology
MOS
moment of symmetry
mu
mutation
Myhill's property

N

nanisma
natural
neo-Aristoxenian
neutral 3rd, neutral third
negative system
non-just non-equal
notation
Numerary Nexus

O

octachord
octagram
octatonic
octave, octave-equivalence
octave complement
octave species
Octony
odd number
odentity
oktamu, 8mu
Orphon Soul (Marc Jones) definitions
orwell
otonality

P

p4, perfect 4th, perfect fourth
p5, perfect 5th, perfect fifth
pain
parachromatic
paratactical
partial
pentachord
pentachordal family
pentachordal interval, P.I.
pentachromatic
pentamu, 5mu
pentatonic
pentatriadic
pentenharmonic
perfect 4th, perfect fourth, p4
perfect 5th, perfect fifth, p5
perfect fifth, perfect 5th, p5
perfect fourth, perfect 4th, p4
Perfect Immutable System, PIS
period
periodicity
periodicity block
periodicity interval
phonic
pi, π
P.I., pentachordal interval
PIS, Perfect Immutable System
pitch
pitch-class
planar temperament
polychordal
polymicrotonality
polyphony, polyphonic
polytriadic
poptimal
positive system
prime
prime form
prime limit
prime-space
proper, propriety
Ps., pseudo
Ptolemaic interpretation
pyknon
Pythagorean
Pythagorean Comma

Q

quartal
quarter-tone
quarter-tone staff
quasi-just
quintal

R

ratio
rational intonation, RI
reduplicated, reduplication
ri
RI, rational intonation
root
Rothenberg efficiency
Rothenberg redundancy
Rothenberg stability
roughness

S

s (= small)
saturated
savart
scale
schisma, skhisma
schismatic tuning
schismic, skhismic
schismic major 3rd, skhismic major 3rd
Schlesinger harmoniai
second, 2nd
secondary ratios
secor
semicomma
semi-tempered
Semitone
septendecimal
septimal
Septimal Comma
shade, color
simplicity
sixth-tone
skhisma, schisma
skhismic, schismic
skhismic major 3rd
skip
s (small)
soft
sonance
span
specific harmonicity
spring
stability
stella octangula
Stellated, Stellation
step
strictly proper
strong
studloco, StudLoco
subcommatic
subdominant
subgenus, subgenera
subharmonic
submediant
subminor 3rd
subtonic
superparticular
supertonic
syntonic
syntonic comma
syntonic comma, tempering out the
system

T

taxicab metric
temper
temperament
temperament ordinaire
tempering out the syntonic comma
tertian harmony
Tetrachord
Tetrad
tetradekamu, 14mu
tetradekany
tetramu, 4mu
tetraphonic cycle
third-tone, 1/3-tone
three-quarter-tone
tolerance
tonal lattice
tonality
tonalness
Tonality Diamond
tone
tonic
torsion
transcendental number
transformation
triad
triamu, 3mu
triaphonic cycle
trichord
trichromatic
tricomma
tridecimal
tridekamu, 13mu
trihemitone
tritone
tritriadic
tuning unit, TU

U

udentity
undecimal
unequal temperaments
unique
unison
unison vector
unit-proportion, UP
UP, unit-proportion
utonality

V

val
vector

W

wafso-just
weak
well temperament
Werckmeister temperaments
whole tone
wolf
Wosta of Zalzal

X

xenharmonic
xenharmonic bridge

Y

Z

Zalzal, Wosta of

specific ratios

3:2
4:3
7:5
10:7
27:22
45:32
64:45
81:80
128:125
256:243
2048:2025
2187:2048
15625:15552
32805:32768
531441:524288
2109375:2097152

other numbers

¢, cents
π, pi
0 modulo n
1/1
1/12-tone
1/3-tone
1/4-comma meantone
1/4-tone
1/6-tone
1mu, enamu
10mu, dekamu
11mu, endekamu
12edo, 12-EQ
12mu, dodekamu
13mu, tridekamu
14mu, tetradekamu
144-EDO
19edo
2/1
2/7-comma meantone
2mu, doamu
2nd, second
3/2 complement
3/4-tone
3mu, triamu
3rd-tone
4/3 Complement
4mu, tetramu
5mu, pentamu
6mu, hexamu
6th-tone
7mu, heptamu
72-EDO
8mu, oktamu
8ve
88CET
9mu, enneamu

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