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Assume a chord is ambitonal. Then its largest integer, max(chord), is equal to the largest integer of its inverse, which is LCM(chord)/min(chord). Therefore min(chord)*max(chord) = LCM(chord). Conversely, if a set of integers has gcd 1 and also satisfies this, then it is an ambitonal chord.

Thus, for any given odd number N (where N is not prime), all ambitonal chords with LCM N can easily be found by considering subsets of the factors of N. If a subset has at least three factors, has a GCD of 1, an LCM of N, and also satisfies min(subset)*max(subset) = N, then it is an ambitonal chord. These conditions are satisfied by any subset which includes 1 and N. There are usually other valid subsets as well.

Thus, for any given odd number N (where N is not prime), all ambitonal chords with LCM N can easily be found by considering subsets of the factors of N. If a subset has at least three factors (as mentioned above, the statement always holds for two or fewer), has a GCD of 1, an LCM of N, and also satisfies min(subset)*max(subset) = N, then it is an ambitonal chord. These conditions are satisfied by any subset which includes 1 and N. There are usually other valid subsets as well.

For N = 15, the factors are 1, 3, 5 and 15, and the ambitonal chords are {1, 3, 5, 15}, {1, 3, 15} and {1, 5, 15}. These [[octave-reduce]] to {1/1, 3/2, 5/4, 15/8} = maj7 chord, {1/1, 3/2, 15/8} = maj7no3 chord, and {1/1, 5/4, 15/8} = maj7no5 chord.

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== Scales ==

These definitions apply equally as well to JI scales as they do to JI chords. For instance, the reduction of the Ptolemy-Zarlino just diatonic, 1/1-9/8-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45}. The reduction of the Redfield diatonic, 1/1-10/9-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135}. These are inversely related, so the Zarlino diatonic is otonal and the Redfield diatonic is utonal. From the manner of their construction, certain types of scales can be classed in certain ways. For instance, Euler genera, combination product sets, or tonality diamonds are necessarily ambitonal, whereas dwarf scales are always either otonal or ambitonal.

These definitions apply equally as well to JI scales as they do to JI chords. For instance, the reduction of the Ptolemy-Zarlino just diatonic, 1/1-9/8-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45}. The reduction of the Redfield diatonic, 1/1-10/9-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135}. These are inversely related, so the Zarlino diatonic is otonal and the Redfield diatonic is utonal. From the manner of their construction, certain types of scales can be classed in certain ways. For instance, Euler genera, the type of combination product sets where ''n'' = 2''k'', or tonality diamonds are necessarily ambitonal, whereas dwarf scales are always either otonal or ambitonal.

== Essentially tempered chords ==

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 Assume a chord is ambitonal. Then its largest integer, max(chord), is equal to the largest integer of its inverse, which is LCM(chord)/min(chord). Therefore min(chord)*max(chord) = LCM(chord). Conversely, if a set of integers has gcd 1 and also satisfies this, then it is an ambitonal chord.
-Thus, for any given odd number N (where N is not prime), all ambitonal chords with LCM N can easily be found by considering subsets of the factors of N. If a subset has at least three factors, has a GCD of 1, an LCM of N, and also satisfies min(subset)*max(subset) = N, then it is an ambitonal chord. These conditions are satisfied by any subset which includes 1 and N. There are usually other valid subsets as well.
+Thus, for any given odd number N (where N is not prime), all ambitonal chords with LCM N can easily be found by considering subsets of the factors of N. If a subset has at least three factors (as mentioned above, the statement always holds for two or fewer), has a GCD of 1, an LCM of N, and also satisfies min(subset)*max(subset) = N, then it is an ambitonal chord. These conditions are satisfied by any subset which includes 1 and N. There are usually other valid subsets as well.
 For N = 15, the factors are 1, 3, 5 and 15, and the ambitonal chords are {1, 3, 5, 15}, {1, 3, 15} and {1, 5, 15}. These [[octave-reduce]] to {1/1, 3/2, 5/4, 15/8} = maj7 chord, {1/1, 3/2, 15/8} = maj7no3 chord, and {1/1, 5/4, 15/8} = maj7no5 chord.
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 == Scales ==
-These definitions apply equally as well to JI scales as they do to JI chords. For instance, the reduction of the Ptolemy-Zarlino just diatonic, 1/1-9/8-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45}. The reduction of the Redfield diatonic, 1/1-10/9-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135}. These are inversely related, so the Zarlino diatonic is otonal and the Redfield diatonic is utonal. From the manner of their construction, certain types of scales can be classed in certain ways. For instance, Euler genera, combination product sets, or tonality diamonds are necessarily ambitonal, whereas dwarf scales are always either otonal or ambitonal.
+These definitions apply equally as well to JI scales as they do to JI chords. For instance, the reduction of the Ptolemy-Zarlino just diatonic, 1/1-9/8-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45}. The reduction of the Redfield diatonic, 1/1-10/9-5/4-4/3-3/2-5/3-15/8-2, is {3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135}. These are inversely related, so the Zarlino diatonic is otonal and the Redfield diatonic is utonal. From the manner of their construction, certain types of scales can be classed in certain ways. For instance, Euler genera, the type of combination product sets where ''n'' = 2''k'', or tonality diamonds are necessarily ambitonal, whereas dwarf scales are always either otonal or ambitonal.
 == Essentially tempered chords ==