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The ''' | The '''augmented–dicot equivalence continuum''' is a [[equivalence continuum|continuum]] of [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperaments]] which equates a number of [[128/125]]'s (augmented commas) with the dicot comma (or chroma), [[25/24]]. As such, it represents the continuum of all 5-limit temperaments supported by [[3edo]]. | ||
This formulation has a number of specific reasons: | This formulation has a number of specific reasons: | ||
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* 128/125 is fundamental because it uniquely defines the relatively-very-accurate (strongly form-fitting) representation of the 2.5 subgroup in 3edo. | * 128/125 is fundamental because it uniquely defines the relatively-very-accurate (strongly form-fitting) representation of the 2.5 subgroup in 3edo. | ||
* 25/24 is fundamental because it gives the trivial way to relate ~5/4 = 1\3 to ~3/2 = 2\3 as 2 generators in 3edo. (By contrast, using 16/15 requires taking the octave-complement of one of the generators. There is also another stronger argument against using 16/15 detailed later in this list.) | * 25/24 is fundamental because it gives the trivial way to relate ~5/4 = 1\3 to ~3/2 = 2\3 as 2 generators in 3edo. (By contrast, using 16/15 requires taking the octave-complement of one of the generators. There is also another stronger argument against using 16/15 detailed later in this list.) | ||
* Using 25/24 is also useful because we then know how many intervals between ~6/5 and ~5/4 are guaranteed in a nontrivial tuning; because 25/24 is divided into ''n'' equal parts, the answer is ''n'' - 1. Meanwhile, if ''n'' = ''a''/''b'' is not an integer (meaning ''b'' > 1), then 25/24 is divided into ''a'' equal parts of ~(128/125)<sup>1/''b''</sup>, giving a clear meaning to the numerator and denominator (though more meanings are discussed later). | * Using 25/24 is also useful because we then know how many intervals between ~6/5 and ~5/4 are guaranteed in a nontrivial tuning; because 25/24 is divided into ''n'' equal parts, the answer is {{nowrap|''n'' - 1}}. Meanwhile, if {{nowrap|''n'' {{=}} ''a''/''b''}} is not an integer (meaning ''b'' > 1), then 25/24 is divided into ''a'' equal parts of {{nowrap|~(128/125)<sup>1/''b''</sup>}}, giving a clear meaning to the numerator and denominator (though more meanings are discussed later). | ||
* Because {{nowrap|25/24 {{=}} ([[25/16]])/([[3/2]])}}, this has the consequence of clearly relating the ''n'' in {{nowrap|(128/125)<sup>n</sup> {{=}} 25/24}} with how many 5/4's are used to reach 3/2 (when octave-reduced): | * Because {{nowrap|25/24 {{=}} ([[25/16]])/([[3/2]])}}, this has the consequence of clearly relating the ''n'' in {{nowrap|(128/125)<sup>n</sup> {{=}} 25/24}} with how many 5/4's are used to reach 3/2 (when octave-reduced): | ||
: * If {{nowrap|''n'' {{=}} 0}}, then it takes no 128/125's to reach 25/24, implying 25/24's size is 0 (so that it's tempered out), meaning that 3/2 is reached via (5/4)<sup>2</sup>. | : * If {{nowrap|''n'' {{=}} 0}}, then it takes no 128/125's to reach 25/24, implying 25/24's size is 0 (so that it's tempered out), meaning that 3/2 is reached via (5/4)<sup>2</sup>. | ||
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* For ''n'' a nonnegative integer, half-integer or third-integer('''*'''), increasing ''n'' corresponds to increasingly sharp tunings of ~5/4. In the limit, as ''n'' goes to infinity, these all approach ~5/4 = 1\3, corresponding to [[augmented temperament]]. | * For ''n'' a nonnegative integer, half-integer or third-integer('''*'''), increasing ''n'' corresponds to increasingly sharp tunings of ~5/4. In the limit, as ''n'' goes to infinity, these all approach ~5/4 = 1\3, corresponding to [[augmented temperament]]. | ||
:: ('''*''' It is conjectured by [[User:Godtone]] that for a given choice of denominator ''b'' in ''n'' = ''a''/''b'', a larger value of ''a'' always corresponds to a sharper tuning of ~5/4, where the sharpness in a pure-octaves tuning is always strictly flat of 1\3, so that (more trivially) taking the limit as ''a'' goes to infinity, ~5/4 = 1\3. The intuition for why we might expect this to be true is that in a pure-2's pure-3's tuning, we are always constraining ~128/125's size to be equal to the appropriate relation to ~25/24, where as 2 and 3 are fixed, the ~5 is the only free variable and depending only on ''n'', with that ''n'' essentially indirectly specifying the degree of tempering.) | :: ('''*''' It is conjectured by [[User:Godtone]] that for a given choice of denominator ''b'' in ''n'' = ''a''/''b'', a larger value of ''a'' always corresponds to a sharper tuning of ~5/4, where the sharpness in a pure-octaves tuning is always strictly flat of 1\3, so that (more trivially) taking the limit as ''a'' goes to infinity, ~5/4 = 1\3. The intuition for why we might expect this to be true is that in a pure-2's pure-3's tuning, we are always constraining ~128/125's size to be equal to the appropriate relation to ~25/24, where as 2 and 3 are fixed, the ~5 is the only free variable and depending only on ''n'', with that ''n'' essentially indirectly specifying the degree of tempering.) | ||
* Also, if one is interested in what intervals are present between ~5/4 and ~4/3, it is simple to observe because (16/15)/(25/24) = 128/125, meaning for a nonnegative integer ''n'' there is exactly one more interval between ~5/4 and ~4/3 as between ~6/5 and ~5/4, and | * Also, if one is interested in what intervals are present between ~5/4 and ~4/3, it is simple to observe because (16/15)/(25/24) = 128/125, meaning for a nonnegative integer ''n'' there is exactly one more interval between ~5/4 and ~4/3 as between ~6/5 and ~5/4. As there is ''n'' - 1 intervals between ~6/5 and ~5/4 (because of splitting ~25/24 into ''n'' parts), that means that (for nonnegative integer ''n'') there is exactly ''n'' intervals between ~5/4 and ~4/3. More generally, for rational ''n'' = ''a''/''b'', we have ''a'' - 1 intervals between ~6/5 and ~5/4 and because there is another ~128/125 between ~5/4 and ~4/3 we have ''a''/''b'' + 1 = ''a''/''b'' + ''b''/''b'' for the translated coordinates so that we have ''a'' + ''b'' - 1 intervals between ~5/4 and ~4/3, corresponding to splitting ~16/15 into ''a'' + ''b'' equal parts. | ||
Therefore, if ''n'' = ''a''/''b'' is a rational with ''b'' > 1 and ''b'' not a multiple of 3 (so that 3''a''/''b'' + 2 doesn't simplify), we reach prime 3 in a fractional number of generators of ~5/4, which means that the generator is not ~5/4 but rather ''b'' equal divisions of some octave-equivalent of ~5/4 or ~8/5, which as a result means that we reach prime 3 in ''b''(3''a''/''b'' + 2) = 3''a'' + 2''b'' generators, and also means that ~128/125 is split into ''b'' equal parts. | Therefore, if ''n'' = ''a''/''b'' is a rational with ''b'' > 1 and ''b'' not a multiple of 3 (so that 3''a''/''b'' + 2 doesn't simplify), we reach prime 3 in a fractional number of generators of ~5/4, which means that the generator is not ~5/4 but rather ''b'' equal divisions of some octave-equivalent of ~5/4 or ~8/5, which as a result means that we reach prime 3 in ''b''(3''a''/''b'' + 2) = 3''a'' + 2''b'' generators, and also means that ~128/125 is split into ''b'' equal parts. | ||
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The 3 & 118 microtemperament [[squarschmidt]] is at ''n'' = 7/4. Its generator is approximately 397{{cent}} so that four generators reaches 5/2, corresponding to the denominator of 4. The number of generators of ~(5/2)<sup>1/4</sup> needed to find prime 3 is thus four times the result of plugging ''n'' = 7/4 into 3''n'' + 2 , which is 3(7/4) + 2 = 21/4 + 8/4 = 29/4, that is, 29 generators. | The 3 & 118 microtemperament [[squarschmidt]] is at ''n'' = 7/4. Its generator is approximately 397{{cent}} so that four generators reaches 5/2, corresponding to the denominator of 4. The number of generators of ~(5/2)<sup>1/4</sup> needed to find prime 3 is thus four times the result of plugging ''n'' = 7/4 into 3''n'' + 2 , which is 3(7/4) + 2 = 21/4 + 8/4 = 29/4, that is, 29 generators. | ||
Finally, the 3 & 612 microtemperament at ''n'' = 12/7 is extremely complex, because to find prime 5, you need 7 times 3(12/7) + 2 = 36/7 + 14/7 = 50/7, that is, 50 generators, and is noted only because of being extremely close to the JIP and being supported by the 5-limit microtemperament [[612edo]]. The denominator | Finally, the 3 & 612 microtemperament at ''n'' = 12/7 is extremely complex, because to find prime 5, you need 7 times 3(12/7) + 2 = 36/7 + 14/7 = 50/7, that is, 50 generators, and is noted only because of being extremely close to the JIP and being supported by the 5-limit microtemperament [[612edo]]. The denominator (7) indicates that 128/125 is split into 7 equal parts, while the numerator indicates that each (128/125)<sup>1/7</sup> part represents (25/24)<sup>1/12</sup>, that is, a twelfth of 25/24. | ||
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| {{nowrap|147c & 150c = 291cc & 297cc }} {{nowrap|(generator {{=}} negative ~[[magus comma]])}} | | {{nowrap|147c & 150c {{=}} 291cc & 297cc }} {{nowrap|(generator {{=}} negative ~[[magus comma]])}} | ||
| [[16320498564797493858533376/14551915228366851806640625|(52 digits)]] | | [[16320498564797493858533376/14551915228366851806640625|(52 digits)]] | ||
| {{ monzo| 79 3 -36 }} | | {{ monzo| 79 3 -36 }} | ||