Delta: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 07:22, 26 February 2023

Delta may refer to:

the degree of epimoricity, the difference between the numerator and the denominator of a ratio.
the delta scale, a nonoctave scale.

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-The delta of a [[ratio]] is simply the difference between the numerator and the denominator. Thus [[superparticular]] ratios like 9/8 are delta-1 ratios. Ratios of the form <math>\frac{n+2}{n}</math> like 7/5 are delta-2.
+'''Delta''' may refer to:
-{| class="wikitable"
+* the [[degree of epimoricity]], the difference between the numerator and the denominator of a [[ratio]].
-|+
+* the [[delta scale]], a [[nonoctave]] [[scale]].
-!delta-1 ratios
-|2/1
+== See also ==
-|3/2
+* [[Delta-rational chord]]
-|4/3
-|5/4
+{{Disambiguation}}
-|6/5
-|7/6
-|etc.
-|-
-!delta-2 ratios
-|3/1
-|5/3
-|7/5
-|9/7
-|11/9
-|13/11
-|etc.
-|-
-!delta-3 ratios
-|4/1
-|5/2
-|7/4
-|8/5
-|10/7
-|11/8
-|etc.
-|-
-!delta-4 ratios
-|5/1
-|7/3
-|9/5
-|11/7
-|13/9
-|15/11
-|etc.
-|}
-The term delta was coined by [[Kite Giedraitis]].