Home › Entities › equal_temperament › tempered scale

tempered scale

musical tuning system that divides an octave into 12 evenly-spaced frequencies on a logarithmic scale
Thing equal_temperament Q21087560
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

tempered scale

Summary

tempered scale is an equal temperament[1]. It draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (equal_temperament category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • tempered scale's instance of is recorded as equal temperament[3].
  • tempered scale comprises pitch class[4].
  • tempered scale's used by is recorded as twelve-tone technique[5].

Body

Definition and Type

tempered scale's instance of is recorded as equal temperament[3].

Use and Application

tempered scale comprises pitch class[4]. Its used by is recorded as twelve-tone technique[5].

Why It Matters

tempered scale draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (equal_temperament category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). tempered scale. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tempered-scale
MLA “tempered scale.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tempered-scale.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tempered-scale_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tempered scale}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tempered-scale}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): tempered scale — https://4ort.xyz/entity/tempered-scale (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tempered-scale · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Aliases → —
    Used by → twelve-tone technique
    Has parts → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge [[Q70893996]] to enwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.