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A mapped interval therefore refers not to any particular JI interval, but to an equivalence class of JI intervals separated by any combination of the [[comma]]s that are [[tempered out]] by a given temperament. Thus, a regular temperament can be seen as a sort of [[monzo|vector]] generalization of the "modulus" in {{w|modular arithmetic}} - that is, 100/81, 5/4, 81/64, 6561/5120, etc., belong to the same equivalence class "modulo" 81/80 (and in fact, due to the [[Prime number|fundamental theorem of arithmetic]], this can be seen as an actual modulus in logarithmic space, though this uses constructions involving real numbers rather than integers).

A tmonzo represents a mapped interval, but it is not very popular as a notation scheme. To establish this as notation for intervals, it is not enough to simply have the temperament clarified in context; it is also necessary to explicitly state the generator basis of the temperament (often effectively by writing out the mapping matrix). In the above example, {{rket|-1 2}} actually has generators that are an octave and a perfect fifth, namely ~2 and ~3/2. This basis is explicitly stated by writing ~2.~3/2 {{rket|-1 2}} or P8.P5 {{rket|-1 2}}. If the generator basis is an octave and a perfect twelfth, the same pitch would be written as ~2.~3 {{rket|-3 2}} or P8.P12 {{rket|-3 2}}. For transformations between these, refer to [[generator form manipulation]].

== Terminology ==

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 A mapped interval therefore refers not to any particular JI interval, but to an equivalence class of JI intervals separated by any combination of the [[comma]]s that are [[tempered out]] by a given temperament. Thus, a regular temperament can be seen as a sort of [[monzo|vector]] generalization of the "modulus" in {{w|modular arithmetic}} - that is, 100/81, 5/4, 81/64, 6561/5120, etc., belong to the same equivalence class "modulo" 81/80 (and in fact, due to the [[Prime number|fundamental theorem of arithmetic]], this can be seen as an actual modulus in logarithmic space, though this uses constructions involving real numbers rather than integers).
+A tmonzo represents a mapped interval, but it is not very popular as a notation scheme. To establish this as notation for intervals, it is not enough to simply have the temperament clarified in context; it is also necessary to explicitly state the generator basis of the temperament (often effectively by writing out the mapping matrix). In the above example, {{rket|-1 2}} actually has generators that are an octave and a perfect fifth, namely ~2 and ~3/2. This basis is explicitly stated by writing ~2.~3/2 {{rket|-1 2}} or P8.P5 {{rket|-1 2}}. If the generator basis is an octave and a perfect twelfth, the same pitch would be written as ~2.~3 {{rket|-3 2}} or P8.P12 {{rket|-3 2}}. For transformations between these, refer to [[generator form manipulation]].
 == Terminology ==