scale of just intonation
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the scale used in Indian classical music, where notes are not equally spaced but are slightly offset (for example, violin), performed with variations and gamakas. The values of notes (in shankaraabharaNam or the major scale in cents are: s 0, r 204, g 386, m 498, p 702, d 906, n 1088, S 1200. These values are not precise because of gamakas