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: As for the table, I think there should be a column for ratios of the higher primes, ratios of flat 3 and 5, sharp 3 and 5, and best 9, 15, and 25. Inconsistent intervals should be italicized, and the reader will quickly see that the "sharp 3 and 5" column is almost entirely italic, while the other columns have much less inconsistencies. Also, the interval table template likes to exclude ratios if they have even slightly over 25% relative error, such as it excluding [[7/5]] in [[224edo]], while it includes ratios of higher primes that are best omitted from the ET's subgroup, so the table needs cleanup. This also shows that the template really needs rework, and explanation on the doc page on how to substitute it.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 04:28, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

:: The thing about using the sharp harmonic 3 or 5 is that they don't have other sharp harmonics to balance against (except each other), unlike (for instance) 55edo, and the sharp approximations are roughly 2X as far off from just as as the flat approximations. This means that, as you say, the sharp 3 and 5 column would be full of inconsistencies, which means it would not be very useful; however, the best 9, 15, and 25 column (come to think of it, even best 27) would be useful.

:: Related to this, we ought to have some formalized way of specifying a temperament that has both best 3 and best 9/best 5 and best 15 and 25/etc. As far as I know, the currently available temperament tools explicitly DON'T allow you to specify something like 2.3.5.9.15.25 — the logical use for that would be to use the best 3 or 5 first, and then for a ratio that has additional powers of either one, you combine it with the 3 or 5 that does the best job of correcting the error. With the current example of 57edo, you would thus default to 3♭ or 5♭, but then if it was part of a 9, 15, or 25, you would next use a 3♯ or 5♯, and if it was part of a 27 then you would go back to 3♭, etc. This could be formalized as 2.3.5.9.15.25.etc.

:: [[User:Lucius Chiaraviglio|Lucius Chiaraviglio]] ([[User talk:Lucius Chiaraviglio|talk]]) 08:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

:: . . . Which the current version of [[Just intonation subgroup]] also explicitly disallows. [[User:Lucius Chiaraviglio|Lucius Chiaraviglio]] ([[User talk:Lucius Chiaraviglio|talk]]) 11:44, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

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 : As for the table, I think there should be a column for ratios of the higher primes, ratios of flat 3 and 5, sharp 3 and 5, and best 9, 15, and 25. Inconsistent intervals should be italicized, and the reader will quickly see that the "sharp 3 and 5" column is almost entirely italic, while the other columns have much less inconsistencies. Also, the interval table template likes to exclude ratios if they have even slightly over 25% relative error, such as it excluding [[7/5]] in [[224edo]], while it includes ratios of higher primes that are best omitted from the ET's subgroup, so the table needs cleanup. This also shows that the template really needs rework, and explanation on the doc page on how to substitute it.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 04:28, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
+:: The thing about using the sharp harmonic 3 or 5 is that they don't have other sharp harmonics to balance against (except each other), unlike (for instance) 55edo, and the sharp approximations are roughly 2X as far off from just as as the flat approximations. This means that, as you say, the sharp 3 and 5 column would be full of inconsistencies, which means it would not be very useful; however, the best 9, 15, and 25 column (come to think of it, even best 27) would be useful.
+:: Related to this, we ought to have some formalized way of specifying a temperament that has both best 3 and best 9/best 5 and best 15 and 25/etc. As far as I know, the currently available temperament tools explicitly DON'T allow you to specify something like 2.3.5.9.15.25 &mdash; the logical use for that would be to use the best 3 or 5 first, and then for a ratio that has additional powers of either one, you combine it with the 3 or 5 that does the best job of correcting the error. With the current example of 57edo, you would thus default to 3♭ or 5♭, but then if it was part of a 9, 15, or 25, you would next use a 3♯ or 5♯, and if it was part of a 27 then you would go back to 3♭, etc. This could be formalized as 2.3.5.9.15.25.etc.
+:: [[User:Lucius Chiaraviglio|Lucius Chiaraviglio]] ([[User talk:Lucius Chiaraviglio|talk]]) 08:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
+:: . . . Which the current version of [[Just intonation subgroup]] also explicitly disallows.  [[User:Lucius Chiaraviglio|Lucius Chiaraviglio]] ([[User talk:Lucius Chiaraviglio|talk]]) 11:44, 3 January 2026 (UTC)