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'''Error''' is a measurement of the deviation of an [[interval]] from another interval that it is approximating. The {{w|retronym}} ''absolute error'' is sometimes used to contrast it with [[relative error]].

'''Error''' is a measurement of the deviation of an [[interval]] from another interval that it is approximating. The {{w|retronym}} ''absolute error'' is sometimes used to contrast it with [[relative error]]. Error is usually signed, with a positive value indicating an overshoot of the target, and a negative value indicating an undershoot. The {{w|absolute value}} of error is called ''unsigned error''.

For example, the [[regular temperament|tempered]] ~3/2 of [[quarter-comma meantone]] is 696.~~578¢~~, while a [[JI|just]] 3/2 is 701.~~955¢~~, so the error of this ~3/2 is {{nowrap|696.~~578¢ −~~ 701.~~955¢~~ {{=}} ~~−5~~.~~377¢~~}}.

For example, the [[regular temperament|tempered]] ~3/2 of [[quarter-comma meantone]] is 696.578{{c}}, while a [[JI|just]] 3/2 is 701.955{{c}}, so the error of this ~3/2 is {{nowrap|696.578{{c}} − 701.955{{c}} {{=}} −5.377{{c}}}}.

In [[Paul Erlich]]'s Middle Path paper, error is called ''mistuning''.

In [[Paul Erlich]]'s [[A Middle Path|Middle Path paper]], error is called ''mistuning''.

== See also ==

* [[Damage]], a measurement of how much an interval deviates from another interval it is approximating: the absolute value of error (that has possibly been weighted)

* [[Damage]], a measurement of how much an interval deviates from another interval it is approximating: the absolute value of error that has possibly been weighted over complexity

* [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT/Tuning fundamentals#Damage, error, and weight]]: for a discussion of error with respect to damage and weight

* [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT/Tuning fundamentals #Damage, error, and weight]]: for a discussion of error with respect to damage and weight

* [[Error map]]

* [[TE error]]

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-'''Error''' is a measurement of the deviation of an [[interval]] from another interval that it is approximating. The {{w|retronym}} ''absolute error'' is sometimes used to contrast it with [[relative error]].
+'''Error''' is a measurement of the deviation of an [[interval]] from another interval that it is approximating. The {{w|retronym}} ''absolute error'' is sometimes used to contrast it with [[relative error]]. Error is usually signed, with a positive value indicating an overshoot of the target, and a negative value indicating an undershoot. The {{w|absolute value}} of error is called ''unsigned error''.
-For example, the [[regular temperament|tempered]] ~3/2 of [[quarter-comma meantone]] is 696.578¢, while a [[JI|just]] 3/2 is 701.955¢, so the error of this ~3/2 is {{nowrap|696.578¢ &minus; 701.955¢ {{=}} &minus;5.377¢}}.
+For example, the [[regular temperament|tempered]] ~3/2 of [[quarter-comma meantone]] is 696.578{{c}}, while a [[JI|just]] 3/2 is 701.955{{c}}, so the error of this ~3/2 is {{nowrap|696.578{{c}} − 701.955{{c}} {{=}} −5.377{{c}}}}.
-In [[Paul Erlich]]'s Middle Path paper, error is called ''mistuning''.
+In [[Paul Erlich]]'s [[A Middle Path|Middle Path paper]], error is called ''mistuning''.
 == See also ==
-* [[Damage]], a measurement of how much an interval deviates from another interval it is approximating: the absolute value of error (that has possibly been weighted)
+* [[Damage]], a measurement of how much an interval deviates from another interval it is approximating: the absolute value of error that has possibly been weighted over complexity
-* [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT/Tuning fundamentals#Damage, error, and weight]]: for a discussion of error with respect to damage and weight
+* [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT/Tuning fundamentals #Damage, error, and weight]]: for a discussion of error with respect to damage and weight
+* [[Error map]]
 * [[TE error]]
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