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Equal temperament just means equally out of tune.

Minute physics does a great video on it: https://youtu.be/1Hqm0dYKUx4




Equal temperament is certainly not "equally out of tune". It has terrific octaves and very good fourths and fifths, compared to some other intervals.

It really does mean equal geometric steps between successive tones.

Each key is equally "out of tune" under equal temperament; e.g. C# minor and D minor are basically the same, modulo pitch.




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