equally tempered scale

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equally tempered scale [¦ē·kwə·lē ¦tem·pərd ′skāl]

(acoustics)

A musical scale formed by dividing the octave into 12 equal intervals and selecting from the resulting notes; thus, the frequency ratio between any two successive notes is exactly 2^¹⁄₁₂or 2^⅙. Also known as equitempered scale.

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