Non radical intervals with musical significance - Revision history

FloraC: Text replacement - "|link|" to "|add links|"

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

Lériendil: added zetave link

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	\| \| <math>e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917</math>		\| \| <math>e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917</math>
	\| \| 10877.66		\| \| 10877.66
	\| \|		\| \| [[Zetave]]
	\| \| The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval <math>e^{2\pi}</math>.		\| \| The [[zeta]] function has units that are given as divisions of the interval <math>e^{2\pi}</math>.
	\|}		\|}

	[[Category:Lists of intervals]]		[[Category:Lists of intervals]]
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BudjarnLambeth: Todo link, fix math formatting

2024-10-20T07:03:26Z

Todo link, fix math formatting

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

Moremajorthanmajor at 01:22, 4 May 2023

2023-05-04T01:22:36Z

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

	There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>(a/b)^~~{1/~~c}</math>, where <math>a</math>, <math>b</math> and <math>c</math> ~~are integers~~. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.		There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>(a/b)^c</math>, where <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are integers and <math>c</math> is rational. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.

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TallKite: fixed the definition of non-radical

2023-05-03T00:33:05Z

fixed the definition of non-radical

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

	There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>a^{1/b}</math>, where <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.		There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>(a/b)^{1/c}</math>, where <math>a</math>, <math>b</math> and <math>c</math> are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.

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Fredg999: Fix math tags, add names, unify precision (cents), misc. edits

2023-05-02T05:23:27Z

Fix math tags, add names, unify precision (cents), misc. edits

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

	There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form [[math~~\|math]]~~ a^{1/b} [[math~~\|math]]~~, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.		There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>a^{1/b}</math>, where <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.

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	\| \| '''Ratio'''		\| \| '''Ratio'''
	\| \| '''Cents'''		\| \| '''Cents'''
	\| \| '''Name'''		\| \| '''Name(s)'''
	\| \| '''Musical ~~Significance~~'''		\| \| '''Musical significance'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>2^{1/\phi}		\| \| <math>2^{1/\phi} \approx 1.5348</math>
	\approx		\| \| 741.641
	1.5348</math>		\| \| [[Logarithmic phi]]
	\| \| 741.64		\| \| Divides the octave into two parts, one being phi times larger than the other in cents.
	\| \|
	\| \| ~~"Logarithmic phi" which divides~~ the octave into two parts, one being ~~Phi~~ times larger than the other in cents.
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}		\| \| <math>\phi = \dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2} \approx 1.6180</math>
	\approx		\| \| 833.090
	1.6180</math>		\| \| [[Acoustic phi]]<br>[[Golden ratio]]<br>Linear phi
	\| \| 833.09		\| \| "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction approximations converge more slowly than any other number. This is due to the continued fraction representation only containing 1's, as well as a general consequence of [[Wikipedia:Diophantine_approximation#General_upper_bound\|Dirichlet's approximation theorem]].
	\| \| <~~math~~>~~\text{Phi } (\phi)~~<~~/math~~>
	\| \| "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction approximations converge more slowly than any other number. This is due to the continued fraction representation only containing 1's, as well as a general consequence of [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Diophantine_approximation#General_upper_bound Dirichlet's ~~Approximation Theorem~~].
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>e \approx 2.7183</math>		\| \| <math>e \approx 2.7183</math>
	\| \| 1731.23		\| \| 1731.23
	\| \| "e-tave"		\| \| [[Natave]]<br>[[Neper]]<br>"e-tave"
	\| \| In Gene's black magic formulas, it is mathematically more "natural" to consider the number of divisions to the "e-tave" rather than the octave.		\| \| In Gene's black magic formulas, it is mathematically more "natural" to consider the number of divisions to the "e-tave" rather than the octave.
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	\| \| 10877.66		\| \| 10877.66
	\| \|		\| \|
	\| \| The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval		\| \| The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval <math>e^{2\pi}</math>.

	<math>e^{2\pi}</math>
	\|}		\|}

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BudjarnLambeth: Categorised this uncategorised page

2023-04-26T01:19:53Z

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BudjarnLambeth: Undo revision 109412 by BudjarnLambeth (talk)

2023-04-26T01:19:19Z

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Wikispaces>FREEZE at 00:00, 17 July 2018

2018-07-17T00:00:00Z

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	Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.		Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.

	There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form [[math~~\|math]]~~ a^{1/b} [[math~~\|math]]~~, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.		There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By '''non-radical''' is meant a number that cannot be written in the form <math>a^{1/b}</math>, where <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\| \| '''Ratio'''		\| \| '''Ratio'''
	\| \| '''Cents'''		\| \| '''Cents'''
	\| \| '''Name'''		\| \| '''Name(s)'''
	\| \| '''Musical ~~Significance~~'''		\| \| '''Musical significance'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>2^{1/\phi}		\| \| <math>2^{1/\phi} \approx 1.5348</math>
	\approx		\| \| 741.641
	1.5348</math>		\| \| [[Logarithmic phi]]
	\| \| 741.64		\| \| Divides the octave into two parts, one being phi times larger than the other in cents.
	\| \|
	\| \| ~~"Logarithmic phi" which divides~~ the octave into two parts, one being ~~Phi~~ times larger than the other in cents.
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}		\| \| <math>\phi = \dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2} \approx 1.6180</math>
	\approx		\| \| 833.090
	1.6180</math>		\| \| [[Acoustic phi]]<br>[[Golden ratio]]<br>Linear phi
	\| \| 833.09		\| \| "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction approximations converge more slowly than any other number. This is due to the continued fraction representation only containing 1's, as well as a general consequence of [[Wikipedia:Diophantine_approximation#General_upper_bound\|Dirichlet's approximation theorem]].
	\| \| <~~math~~>~~\text{Phi } (\phi)~~<~~/math~~>
	\| \| "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction approximations converge more slowly than any other number. This is due to the continued fraction representation only containing 1's, as well as a general consequence of [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Diophantine_approximation#General_upper_bound Dirichlet's ~~Approximation Theorem~~].
	\|-		\|-
	\| \| <math>e \approx 2.7183</math>		\| \| <math>e \approx 2.7183</math>
	\| \| 1731.23		\| \| 1731.23
	\| \| "e-tave"		\| \| [[Natave]]<br>[[Neper]]<br>"e-tave"
	\| \| In Gene's black magic formulas, it is mathematically more "natural" to consider the number of divisions to the "e-tave" rather than the octave.		\| \| In Gene's black magic formulas, it is mathematically more "natural" to consider the number of divisions to the "e-tave" rather than the octave.
	\|-		\|-
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	\| \| 10877.66		\| \| 10877.66
	\| \|		\| \|
	\| \| The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval		\| \| The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval <math>e^{2\pi}</math>.

	<math>e^{2\pi}</math>
	\|}		\|}

	[[Category:Lists of intervals]]		[[Category:Lists of intervals]]
	[[Category:Math]]		[[Category:Math]]