Euler-Fokker genus

noun

A musical scale in just intonation whose pitches can be expressed as products of some of the members of some multiset of generating prime factors.

Meanings

noun
  1. entertainmentA musical scale in just intonation whose pitches can be expressed as products of some of the members of some multiset of generating prime factors.

Origin

Named after Leonhard Euler and Adriaan Fokker.

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Euler-Fokker genus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euler-Fokker%20genus

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euler-Fokker genus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euler-Fokker%20genus.

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