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'''Lefts and rights notation''' is a notation for [[just intonation]] primarily developed by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]].
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== Explanation ==
Regular interval names corresponds to [[Pythagorean]] intervals, e.g. [[32/27]] is a minor third. To name non-Pythagorean intervals, they are given the name of a nearby Pythagorean interval (see [[#Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals]]), then prefixed with a sequence of lefts and rights (abbreviated as < and > respectively), known as the direction of the interval. Left and right have the following meaning (where X is any direction, and Y is a regular interval name):
* leftX
 
For example, [[5/4]]). Note that "leftright"
 
=== Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals ===

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