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== Pedagogical value ==

These two matrices can be thought of as a simple basis change from 2.3.5 to 2.3/2.81/80. ~~Meantone~~ temperament can be thought of as a basis change, with one of the new basis members vanishing, ~~thus projecting from 3-D to 2-D~~. Thus creating a temperament consists of 3 steps:

These two matrices can be thought of as a simple basis change from 2.3.5 to 2.3/2.81/80. Thus any temperament can be thought of as a basis change, with one or more of the new basis members vanishing. G expresses the new basis in terms of the old basis, and M expresses the old in terms of the new. Thus creating a temperament consists of 3 steps:

* perform a basis change with ~~one~~ of the new generators being comma-sized

* perform a basis change with some of the new generators being comma-sized

* temper out ~~that comma~~

* temper out those commas

* discard the ~~row~~ in M that corresponds to ~~that comma~~

* discard the rows in M that corresponds to those commas

The two matrices follow a simple rule: the dot product of any row in G with any row in M is 1 if the 2 rows are opposite each other (e.g. 2nd row of each matrix), and 0 if not (e.g. 1st row of G and 3rd row of M).

The two matrices follow a simple rule: the dot product of any row in G with any row in M is 1 if the 2 rows are opposite each other (e.g. 2nd row of each matrix), and 0 if not (e.g. 1st row of G and 3rd row of M). Thus one can easily verify that one is the inverse of the other. In fact, it's not too difficult to derive both matrices from either the comma list or the mapping. One proceeds step by step, checking as you go, similar to solving a sudoku puzzle.

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 == Pedagogical value ==
-These two matrices can be thought of as a simple basis change from 2.3.5 to 2.3/2.81/80. Meantone temperament can be thought of as a basis change, with one of the new basis members vanishing, thus projecting from 3-D to 2-D. Thus creating a temperament consists of 3 steps:
+These two matrices can be thought of as a simple basis change from 2.3.5 to 2.3/2.81/80. Thus any temperament can be thought of as a basis change, with one or more of the new basis members vanishing. G expresses the new basis in terms of the old basis, and M expresses the old in terms of the new. Thus creating a temperament consists of 3 steps:
-* perform a basis change with one of the new generators being comma-sized
+* perform a basis change with some of the new generators being comma-sized
-* temper out that comma
+* temper out those commas
-* discard the row in M that corresponds to that comma
+* discard the rows in M that corresponds to those commas
-The two matrices follow a simple rule: the dot product of any row in G with any row in M is 1 if the 2 rows are opposite each other (e.g. 2nd row of each matrix), and 0 if not (e.g. 1st row of G and 3rd row of M).
+The two matrices follow a simple rule: the dot product of any row in G with any row in M is 1 if the 2 rows are opposite each other (e.g. 2nd row of each matrix), and 0 if not (e.g. 1st row of G and 3rd row of M). Thus one can easily verify that one is the inverse of the other. In fact, it's not too difficult to derive both matrices from either the comma list or the mapping. One proceeds step by step, checking as you go, similar to solving a sudoku puzzle.
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