Equal temperament Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones
    • equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments

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  1. (Mus.), that in which the variations from mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the keys alike.
Definitions
  1. . (Mus.) See Temperament.

Webster 1913