# tempered scale

> musical tuning system that divides an octave into 12 evenly-spaced frequencies on a logarithmic scale

**Wikidata**: [Q21087560](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21087560)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_equal_temperament)  
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