Equal temperament
E151304
Equal temperament is a musical tuning system that divides the octave into equal steps, allowing instruments like the piano to play in all keys with consistent intonation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Equal temperament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1330814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equal temperament Context triple: [Piano, isTunedTo, Equal temperament]
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A.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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B.
Overtone
Overtone is a term commonly used in music and acoustics to refer to higher-frequency resonances that occur above a fundamental tone.
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C.
Rondo
Rondo is a surname most prominently associated with Rajon Rondo, an American professional basketball player and NBA champion known for his playmaking and defensive skills.
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D.
The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier is a landmark collection of keyboard preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys by Johann Sebastian Bach, celebrated for its technical rigor and profound musical expression.
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E.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equal temperament Target entity description: Equal temperament is a musical tuning system that divides the octave into equal steps, allowing instruments like the piano to play in all keys with consistent intonation.
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A.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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B.
Overtone
Overtone is a term commonly used in music and acoustics to refer to higher-frequency resonances that occur above a fundamental tone.
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C.
Rondo
Rondo is a surname most prominently associated with Rajon Rondo, an American professional basketball player and NBA champion known for his playmaking and defensive skills.
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D.
The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier is a landmark collection of keyboard preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys by Johann Sebastian Bach, celebrated for its technical rigor and profound musical expression.
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E.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intonation system
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musical tuning system ⓘ |
| affects |
chord sonority
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consonance perception ⓘ intonation of intervals ⓘ |
| allows | fixed-pitch instruments to play in tune in all keys ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
harmonic relationships
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musical scales ⓘ pitch ⓘ |
| basedOn | logarithmic division of frequency ⓘ |
| becameDominantIn | Western art music ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Pythagorean tuning
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just intonation ⓘ meantone temperament ⓘ well temperament ⓘ |
| divides | octave into equal steps ⓘ |
| enables |
modulation between keys
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use of all 12 major keys ⓘ use of all 12 minor keys ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
digital audio synthesis
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electronic tuning systems ⓘ instrument design ⓘ |
| hasConcept | equal division of the octave ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
compromise tuning
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equal frequency ratio between adjacent steps ⓘ key-invariant interval structure ⓘ slight mistuning of pure intervals ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | allow instruments to play in all keys with consistent intonation ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
12-tone equal temperament
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19-tone equal temperament ⓘ 24-tone equal temperament ⓘ 31-tone equal temperament ⓘ 53-tone equal temperament ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
keyboard tuning
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microtonal music ⓘ tempered tuning ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
accordion
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electronic keyboard ⓘ guitar ⓘ marimba ⓘ orchestral instruments (approximate) ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Western music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ film music ⓘ jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Equal temperament Description of subject: Equal temperament is a musical tuning system that divides the octave into equal steps, allowing instruments like the piano to play in all keys with consistent intonation.
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