"just intonation" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} just intonation
  1. (music) The correct sounding of notes or intervals; true pitch. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-just_intonation-en-noun-AFFyLVH1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) The giving all chords and intervals in their purity or their exact mathematical ratio, or without temperament; a process in which the number of notes and intervals required in the various keys is much greater than the twelve to the octave used in systems of temperament. Categories (topical): Music Translations (tuning): 纯律 (chúnlǜ) (Chinese), temperamento justo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-just_intonation-en-noun-GuNKoGpf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'tuning': 35 65

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