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	== Theory ==		== Theory ==
	Fractional-octave temperaments are valuable with regards to [[~~Polysystemic\|polysystemicism~~]] and polychromatics. They are acoustically significant with regards to containing modes of limited transposition, as well as their ability to expand on the harmony of the equal division they are a superset of. Such temperaments are also a way of introducing less common and harmonically less performing equal divisions into music that prefers consonance and is based on regular temperament theory.		Fractional-octave temperaments are valuable with regards to [[polysystemic]]ism and polychromatics. They are acoustically significant with regards to containing {{w\|modes of limited transposition}}, as well as their ability to expand on the harmony of the equal division they are a superset of. Such temperaments are also a way of introducing less common and harmonically less performing equal divisions into music that prefers consonance and is based on regular temperament theory.

	=== Terminology ===		=== Terminology ===
	The terminology was developed by [[Eliora]]. The equal division containing the mos scale of such a temperament, starting from the tonic, is referred to as a ''wireframe'', and individual notes of that equal division are called ''hinges''. Thus in this context, the wireframe is the tuning consisting of only stacks of the period and no stacks of the generator. Temperament-agnostically, this can be used to refer to any structure embedded in an (x,y)~~-ET~~ which repeats y times within that period, its "wireframe" is y~~-ET~~. If an equal division is a subset of a temperament, it is said to ''subtend'' the temperament, just how hinges on a ferris wheel subtend the structure to make it rotate and function.		The terminology was developed by [[Eliora]]. The equal division containing the mos scale of such a temperament, starting from the tonic, is referred to as a ''wireframe'', and individual notes of that equal division are called ''hinges''. Thus in this context, the wireframe is the tuning consisting of only stacks of the period and no stacks of the generator. Temperament-agnostically, this can be used to refer to any structure embedded in an (''x'', ''y'') equal temperament which repeats ''y'' times within that period, its "wireframe" is ''y'' equal temperament. If an equal division is a subset of a temperament, it is said to ''subtend'' the temperament, just how hinges on a ferris wheel subtend the structure to make it rotate and function.

	The most common way to produce a fractional-octave temperament is through an excellent approximation of an interval relative to the size of the wireframe edo. For example, [[compton family]] tempers out the Pythagorean comma and maps 7 steps of 12edo to [[3/2]]. Likewise, a lot of 10th-octave temperaments have a [[13/8]] as 7\10, and 26th-octave temperaments often have a [[7/4]] for 21\26.		The most common way to produce a fractional-octave temperament is through an excellent approximation of an interval relative to the size of the wireframe edo. For example, [[compton family]] tempers out the Pythagorean comma and maps 7 steps of 12edo to [[3/2]]. Likewise, a lot of 10th-octave temperaments have a [[13/8]] as 7\10, and 26th-octave temperaments often have a [[7/4]] for 21\26.
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	However, an equal division does not have to be harmonically decent to be a wireframe for a fractional-octave temperament. If an equal division has multiples which are high in consistency or are zeta equal divisions or otherwise harmonically strong, it can produce a lot of such temperaments—notable examples being [[20edo]] or [[32edo]]. Likewise, proximity of a step of equal division to a comma is often a source of these temperaments—for example [[56edo]]'s step being directly close to [[81/80]], and 44edo's step being extremely close to [[64/63]].		However, an equal division does not have to be harmonically decent to be a wireframe for a fractional-octave temperament. If an equal division has multiples which are high in consistency or are zeta equal divisions or otherwise harmonically strong, it can produce a lot of such temperaments—notable examples being [[20edo]] or [[32edo]]. Likewise, proximity of a step of equal division to a comma is often a source of these temperaments—for example [[56edo]]'s step being directly close to [[81/80]], and 44edo's step being extremely close to [[64/63]].

	=== Disagreement between temperament catalog ~~strategy~~ and fractional-octave practice ===		=== Disagreement between temperament catalog policy and fractional-octave practice ===
	~~Traditional~~ regular temperament ~~perspective on~~ periods and generators ~~has a shortcoming when it comes to handling fractional-octave temperaments~~, as it treats divisions of periods (for example, what [[hemiennealimmal]] is to [[ennealimmal]]) as [[extension]]s of a temperament with a subset period. However, fractional-octave temperaments and scales are sought for being able to treat an each equal division as an entity in its own right, so a composer might find hemiennealimmal to be a drastically different system to ennealimmal in line with [[18edo]] being very different from [[9edo]]~~. This facet is reflected by the distinction of strong and weak extensions~~.		Vanilla regular temperament theory does not distinguish periods and generators, so it treats divisions of periods (for example, what [[hemiennealimmal]] is to [[ennealimmal]]) as [[extension]]s of a temperament with a subset period, just like how it treats divisions of generators. However, fractional-octave temperaments and scales are sometimes sought for being able to treat each equal division as an entity in its own right, so a composer might find hemiennealimmal to be a drastically different system to ennealimmal in line with [[18edo]] being very different from [[9edo]].

	~~A particularly strong offender of~~ this is the [[landscape microtemperaments]] list~~, which~~ features temperaments which are all ~~supersets of 3edo, but from a composer's perspective~~ it contains wildly different temperaments due to the fact that edo multiples of 3 themselves are different. For example, magnesium (12), and zinc (30), are both landscape systems due to being multiples of 3, but 30edo is drastically different from 12edo in terms of composition, and therefore such temperaments are not alike at all.		Besides, on this wiki, temperament collection pages are used to collect temperaments that temper out a common comma. For example, the [[landscape microtemperaments]] list features temperaments which all temper out the [[landscape comma]], as they are all related by that. A fractional-octave temperament user might consider that it contains wildly different temperaments due to the fact that edo multiples of 3 themselves are different. For example, magnesium (12), and zinc (30), are both landscape systems due to being multiples of 3, but 30edo is drastically different from 12edo in terms of composition, and therefore such temperaments are not alike at all.

	== Octave-splitting comma ==		== Octave-splitting comma ==

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	! Comma !! Associated <br>temperament !! Harmonic <br>limit !! Splitting <br>order		! Comma !! Associated <br>temperament !! Harmonic <br>limit !! Splitting <br>order
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	** [[Quintosec family\|Quintosec temperaments]]		** [[Quintosec family\|Quintosec temperaments]]
	** [[Trisedodge family\|Trisedodge temperaments]]		** [[Trisedodge family\|Trisedodge temperaments]]
	** [[Cloudy ~~clan~~\|Cloudy temperaments]]		** [[Cloudy comma #Temperaments\|Cloudy temperaments]]
	** [[~~Limmic temperaments~~]]		** [[Blackwood family]]
	* 1\6 period temperaments		* 1\6 period temperaments
	** [[Augmented family #Hexe\|Hexe]]		** [[Augmented family #Hexe\|Hexe]]

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	== Octave-splitting comma ==		== Octave-splitting comma ==
	An '''octave-splitting comma''' is a rational [[interval]] which induces a fractional-octave temperament. If tempering out the comma leads to splitting the [[octave]] into ''N'' equal parts (''N'' > 1), the comma is an octave-splitting comma which induces an ''N''th-octave temperament. This terminology was developed by [[Xenllium]].		An '''octave-splitting comma''' is a rational [[interval]] which induces a fractional-octave temperament. If tempering out the comma leads to splitting the [[octave]] into ''N'' equal parts (''N'' > 1), the comma is an octave-splitting comma which induces an ''N''th-octave temperament. This terminology was developed by [[Xenllium]].

			=== Property ===
			While a comma is given in the ''p''-limit [[monzo]] form {{monzo\| ''a''<sub>2</sub> ''a''<sub>3</sub> ''a''<sub>5</sub> … ''a''<sub>''p''</sub> }}, as a rational interval, it is an octave-splitting comma if and only if GCD(''a''<sub>2</sub>, ''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''a''<sub>5</sub>, …, ''a''<sub>''p''</sub>) = 1 and ''N'' = GCD(''a''<sub>3</sub>, ''a''<sub>5</sub>, …, ''a''<sub>''p''</sub>) > 1, and leads to splitting the octave into ''N'' equal parts.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Map of rank-2 temperaments]]: Visual map of many of the temperaments listed here.		* [[Map of rank-2 temperaments]]: Visual map of many of the temperaments listed here.
	* [[Octave-splitting comma]]

	[[Category:Temperament collections]]		[[Category:Temperament collections]]

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 A particularly strong offender of this is the [[landscape microtemperaments]] list, which features temperaments which are all supersets of 3edo, but from a composer's perspective it contains wildly different temperaments due to the fact that edo multiples of 3 themselves are different. For example, magnesium (12), and zinc (30), are both landscape systems due to being multiples of 3, but 30edo is drastically different from 12edo in terms of composition, and therefore such temperaments are not alike at all.
 == Individual pages of temperaments by subtending equal division ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Map of rank-2 temperaments]]: Visual map of many of the temperaments listed here.		* [[Map of rank-2 temperaments]]: Visual map of many of the temperaments listed here.
			* [[Octave-splitting comma]]

	[[Category:Temperament collections]]		[[Category:Temperament collections]]

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	=== 2 to 100 ===		=== 2 to 100 ===
	~~Many pages are yet to be created.~~		{\| class="wikitable center-all"
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	\| [[11th-octave temperaments\|11]]		\| [[11th-octave temperaments\|11]]
	\| [[12th-octave temperaments\|12]]		\| [[12th-octave temperaments\|12]]/[[Compton family\|C]]
	\| [[13th-octave temperaments\|13]]		\| [[13th-octave temperaments\|13]]
	\| [[14th-octave temperaments\|14]]		\| [[14th-octave temperaments\|14]]
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	\| [[40th-octave temperaments\|40]]		\| [[40th-octave temperaments\|40]]
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	\| [[41st-octave temperaments\|41]] / [[Countercomp family\|C]]		\| [[41st-octave temperaments\|41]]/[[Countercomp family\|CC]]
	\| [[42nd-octave temperaments\|42]]		\| [[42nd-octave temperaments\|42]]
	\| [[43rd-octave temperaments\|43]]		\| [[43rd-octave temperaments\|43]]
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	\| [[51st-octave temperaments\|51]]		\| [[51st-octave temperaments\|51]]
	\| [[52nd-octave temperaments\|52]]		\| [[52nd-octave temperaments\|52]]
	\| [[53rd-octave temperaments\|53]] / [[Mercator family\|M]]		\| [[53rd-octave temperaments\|53]]/[[Mercator family\|M]]
	\| [[54th-octave temperaments\|54]]		\| [[54th-octave temperaments\|54]]
	\| [[55th-octave temperaments\|55]]		\| [[55th-octave temperaments\|55]]
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	[[111th-octave temperaments\|111]], [[118th-octave temperaments\|118]], [[159th-octave temperaments\|159]], [[400th-octave temperaments\|400]], [[665th-octave temperaments\|665]]		[[111th-octave temperaments\|111]], [[118th-octave temperaments\|118]], [[159th-octave temperaments\|159]], [[400th-octave temperaments\|400]], [[665th-octave temperaments\|665]]

			* C = compton family
	C = ~~Countercomp~~ family		* CC = countercomp family
			* M = mercator family equated with 53rd-octave temperaments until otherwise documented, also contains 106th-octave temperaments
	M = ~~Mercator~~ family equated with 53rd-octave temperaments until otherwise ~~discovered~~, also contains 106th-octave temperaments

	== Temperaments discussed elsewhere ==		== Temperaments discussed elsewhere ==

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	** [[Marvel temperaments #Enneaportent\|Enneaportent]]		** [[Marvel temperaments #Enneaportent\|Enneaportent]]
	** [[Kleismic family #Novemkleismic\|Novemkleismic]]		** [[Kleismic family #Novemkleismic\|Novemkleismic]]
	* [[~~15/14 equal-step tuning\|~~Linus ~~temperaments~~]] (1\10 period)		* [[Linus]] temperaments (1\10 period)
	** [[Breedsmic temperaments #Decoid\|Decoid]]		** [[Breedsmic temperaments #Decoid\|Decoid]]
	** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Deca\|Deca]]		** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Deca\|Deca]]

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	** [[Marvel temperaments #Enneaportent\|Enneaportent]]		** [[Marvel temperaments #Enneaportent\|Enneaportent]]
	** [[Kleismic family #Novemkleismic\|Novemkleismic]]		** [[Kleismic family #Novemkleismic\|Novemkleismic]]
	* [[~~15/14 equal-step tuning\|~~Linus ~~temperaments~~]] (1\10 period)		* [[Linus]] temperaments (1\10 period)
	** [[Breedsmic temperaments #Decoid\|Decoid]]		** [[Breedsmic temperaments #Decoid\|Decoid]]
	** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Deca\|Deca]]		** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Deca\|Deca]]

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	** [[Landscape microtemperaments\|Landscape temperaments]]		** [[Landscape microtemperaments\|Landscape temperaments]]
	* 1\4 period temperaments		* 1\4 period temperaments
	** [[~~Dimipent~~ family\|Diminished temperaments]]		** [[Diminished family\|Diminished temperaments]]
	** [[Undim family\|Undim temperaments]]		** [[Undim family\|Undim temperaments]]
	* 1\5 period temperaments		* 1\5 period temperaments
	** [[~~Pental~~ family\|~~Pental~~ temperaments]]		** [[Quintile family\|Quintile temperaments]]
	** [[Quintosec family\|Quintosec temperaments]]		** [[Quintosec family\|Quintosec temperaments]]
	** [[Trisedodge family\|Trisedodge temperaments]]		** [[Trisedodge family\|Trisedodge temperaments]]
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	** [[Stearnsmic clan #Stearnscape\|Stearnscape]]		** [[Stearnsmic clan #Stearnscape\|Stearnscape]]
	* [[Akjaysma\|Akjaysmic temperaments]] (1\7 period)		* [[Akjaysma\|Akjaysmic temperaments]] (1\7 period)
	**[[Ragismic microtemperaments #Brahmagupta\|Brahmagupta]]		** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Brahmagupta\|Brahmagupta]]
	** [[Schismatic family #Septant\|Septant]]		** [[Schismatic family #Septant\|Septant]]
	** [[~~Apotome~~ family #Whitewood\|Whitewood]]		** [[Whitewood family #Whitewood\|Whitewood temperaments]]
	** [[Keemic temperaments #Sevond\|Sevond]]		** [[Keemic temperaments #Sevond\|Sevond]]
	** [[Mistismic temperaments #Neutron\|Neutron]]		** [[Mistismic temperaments #Neutron\|Neutron]]
	* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Octoid\|Octoid]], [[Schismatic family #Octant\|octant]] (1\8 period)		* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Octoid\|Octoid]], [[Schismatic family #Octant\|octant]] (1\8 period)
	* [[~~Tritrizo~~ clan\|~~Tritrizo~~ temperaments]] (1\9 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan\|Septiennealimmal temperaments]] (1\9 period)
	** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Ennealimmal\|Ennealimmal]]		** [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Ennealimmal\|Ennealimmal]]
	** [[Augmented family #Niner\|Niner]]		** [[Augmented family #Niner\|Niner]]
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	** [[Cloudy clan #Decic\|Decic]]		** [[Cloudy clan #Decic\|Decic]]
	** [[Stearnsmic clan #Decistearn\|Decistearn]]		** [[Stearnsmic clan #Decistearn\|Decistearn]]
	** [[~~Pental~~ family #~~Decal~~\|~~Decal~~]]		** [[Quintile family #Decile\|Decile]]
	** [[Vishnuzmic family #Decavish\|Decavish]]		** [[Vishnuzmic family #Decavish\|Decavish]]
	** [[Metric microtemperaments #Decimetra\|Decimetra]]		** [[Metric microtemperaments #Decimetra\|Decimetra]]
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	* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Octoid\|Hexadecoid]], [[Jubilismic clan #Sedecic\|sedecic]] (1\16 period)		* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Octoid\|Hexadecoid]], [[Jubilismic clan #Sedecic\|sedecic]] (1\16 period)
	* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Chlorine\|Chlorine]] (1\17 period)		* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Chlorine\|Chlorine]] (1\17 period)
	* [[~~Ragismic microtemperaments~~ #Ennealimmal\|Hemiennealimmal]] (1\18 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan #Ennealimmal\|Hemiennealimmal]] (1\18 period)
	* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Enneadecal\|Enneadecal]], [[Meantone family #Meanmag\|meanmag]] (1\19 period)		* [[Ragismic microtemperaments #Enneadecal\|Enneadecal]], [[Meantone family #Meanmag\|meanmag]] (1\19 period)
	* [[Hemimage temperaments #Degrees\|Degrees]] (1\20 period)		* [[Hemimage temperaments #Degrees\|Degrees]] (1\20 period)
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	* [[Porwell temperaments #Icositritonic\|Icositritonic]] (1\23 period)		* [[Porwell temperaments #Icositritonic\|Icositritonic]] (1\23 period)
	* [[Compton family #Hours\|Hours]], [[chromium]] (1\24 period)		* [[Compton family #Hours\|Hours]], [[chromium]] (1\24 period)
	* [[~~Ragismic microtemperaments~~ #Ennealimmal\|Trinealimmal]], [[Tritrizo clan #Cobalt\|cobalt]] (1\27 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan #Ennealimmal\|Trinealimmal]], [[Tritrizo clan #Cobalt\|cobalt]] (1\27 period)
	* [[Horwell temperaments #Oquatonic\|Oquatonic]] (1\28 period)		* [[Horwell temperaments #Oquatonic\|Oquatonic]] (1\28 period)
	* [[Hemifamity temperaments #Mystery\|Mystery]], [[Copper comma\|copper]] (1\29 period)		* [[Hemifamity temperaments #Mystery\|Mystery]], [[Copper comma\|copper]] (1\29 period)
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	* [[Parkleiness temperaments #Octogintic\|Octogintic]] (1\80 period)		* [[Parkleiness temperaments #Octogintic\|Octogintic]] (1\80 period)
	* [[Stearnsmic clan #Garistearn\|Garistearn]] (1\94 period)		* [[Stearnsmic clan #Garistearn\|Garistearn]] (1\94 period)
	* [[~~Tritrizo~~ clan #Undecentic\|Undecentic]] (1\99 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan #Undecentic\|Undecentic]] (1\99 period)
	* [[~~Tritrizo~~ clan #Schisennealimmal\|Schisennealimmal]] (1\171 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan #Schisennealimmal\|Schisennealimmal]] (1\171 period)
	* [[~~Tritrizo~~ clan #Lunennealimmal\|Lunennealimmal]] (1\441 period)		* [[Septiennealimmal clan #Lunennealimmal\|Lunennealimmal]] (1\441 period)

	== See also ==		== See also ==