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'''Badness''' is ~~concept~~ that allows comparative evaluation of tunings, temperaments, interval approximations etc. ~~Several different badness~~ [[~~measure|~~measures]] are in use, including [[~~Cangwu_badness|~~Cangwu badness]], [[~~Tenney-Euclidean_temperament_measures#TE simple badness|~~TE simple badness]] and [[~~Tenney-Euclidean_metrics#Logflat~~ TE badness| TE logflat badness]].

'''Badness''' is a measure that allows the comparative evaluation of tunings, temperaments, interval approximations, etc. in terms of both [[complexity]] and [[error]], two measures that usually vary in opposite directions.

[~~[Category~~:badness]]

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Complexity and error are both usually treated as undesirable characteristics, but there is a trade-off between them in that very low complexity temperaments (e.g. small [[edo]]s) typically do not have low error, and very low error temperaments (e.g. [[microtemperament]]s) typically do not have low complexity. Badness is a way to combine complexity and error such that a search for low-badness temperaments yields results with a particularly good trade-off between complexity and error. A temperament is said to be '''efficient''' if it achieves low badness.

Several different badness measures are in use, including [[Cangwu badness]], [[TE simple badness]], and [[TE logflat badness]]. Some also have several normalizing coefficients.

{{Note| [[Sintel]]'s [[TE logflat badness]] is generally the badness metric used throughout this wiki. Many old pages still use [[Gene Ward Smith|Smith]]'s; those are being phased out. }}

== External links ==

* [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/b/badness.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Badness'']

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-'''Badness''' is concept that allows comparative evaluation of tunings, temperaments, interval approximations etc. Several different badness [[measure|measures]] are in use, including [[Cangwu_badness|Cangwu badness]], [[Tenney-Euclidean_temperament_measures#TE simple badness|TE simple badness]] and [[Tenney-Euclidean_metrics#Logflat TE badness| TE logflat badness]].
+'''Badness''' is a measure that allows the comparative evaluation of tunings, temperaments, interval approximations, etc. in terms of both [[complexity]] and [[error]], two measures that usually vary in opposite directions.
-[[Category:badness]]
-[[Category:measure]]
+Complexity and error are both usually treated as undesirable characteristics, but there is a trade-off between them in that very low complexity temperaments (e.g. small [[edo]]s) typically do not have low error, and very low error temperaments (e.g. [[microtemperament]]s) typically do not have low complexity. Badness is a way to combine complexity and error such that a search for low-badness temperaments yields results with a particularly good trade-off between complexity and error. A temperament is said to be '''efficient''' if it achieves low badness.
+Several different badness measures are in use, including [[Cangwu badness]], [[TE simple badness]], and [[TE logflat badness]]. Some also have several normalizing coefficients.
+{{Note| [[Sintel]]'s [[TE logflat badness]] is generally the badness metric used throughout this wiki. Many old pages still use [[Gene Ward Smith|Smith]]'s; those are being phased out. }}
+== External links ==
+* [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/b/badness.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Badness'']
+[[Category:Badness| ]] <!-- Main article -->