epimorphic

A scale has the epimorphic property, or is epimorphic, if there is a val h such that if qn is the nth scale degree, then h(qn)=n. The val h is the characterizing val of the scale.

[from Gene Ward Smith, Yahoo tuning-math message 2569 (Thu Jan 10, 2002 11:11 pm)

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Updated: 2002.1.22

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