"equal temperament" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} equal temperament (uncountable)
  1. (music theory) 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: Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-equal_temperament-en-noun-qYGgbqZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
  2. (music theory) 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.
    Tags: uncountable Derived forms: equal-tempered
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a tuning system...): rovnoměrná temperatura [feminine] (Czech), rahulik iseloom (Estonian), tasaviritys (Finnish), gamme tempérée (French), gamme au tempérament égal (French), tempérament égal (French), temperamento equabile (Italian), likestemming [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), اعتدال مساوی (e'tedâl-e mosâvi) (Persian), اعتدال یکسان (e'tedâl-e yeksân) (Persian), temperamento igual (Portuguese), temperamento igual [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'a tuning system...': 50 50
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