Equal temperament
(EE-kwul TEM-per-ment)
[Eng.]
A method of
tuning
that involves
tuning
the
octave
exactly, and
tuning
each of the twelve
semitones
therein exactly equally in degree to one another. In this system, the
thirds
will be slightly under
pitch
. This is the modern
tuning
system.
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