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The '''diaschismic-kleismic equivalence continuum''' is a [[equivalence continuum|continuum]] of [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperaments]] that describes the set of all [[5-limit]] temperaments supported by [[34edo]].

A reasonable way of defining this continuum equates a number of [[2048/2025|diaschismas (2048/2025)]] with the [[393216/390625|Würschmidt comma (393216/390625)]], so that (2048/2025)''n'' ~ 393216/390625. Its just value is 0.5853…. The [[17-comma|gothic comma]] (134217728/129140163) is the characteristic [[3-limit]] comma tempered out in 34edo, and it has a value of ''n'' = 4. Therefore, one can additionally define ''k'' = 4 - ''n'', which has notable advantages - in particular, due to being determined in terms of the 3-limit comma and the comma with the next lowest power of 5, (twice the numerator of) the value of ''k'' represents the number of generator steps required to reach the 3rd harmonic.

A reasonable way of defining this continuum equates a number of [[2048/2025|diaschismas (2048/2025)]] with the [[393216/390625|Würschmidt comma (393216/390625)]], so that (2048/2025)''n'' ~ 393216/390625. As a result, this may also be called the ''wurschmidt-diaschismic equivalence continuum'', or the ''diaschismic-gothic equivalence continuum'', which is more or less the same thing. Its just value is 0.5853…. The [[17-comma|gothic comma]] (134217728/129140163) is the characteristic [[3-limit]] comma tempered out in 34edo, and it has a value of ''n'' = 4. Therefore, one can additionally define ''k'' = 4 - ''n'', which has notable advantages - in particular, due to being determined in terms of the 3-limit comma and the comma with the next lowest power of 5, (twice the numerator of) the value of ''k'' represents the number of generator steps required to reach the 3rd harmonic.

All temperaments in the continuum also satisfy (15625/15552)''m'' ~ 393216/390625, for a value of ''m'' defined such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1; equivalently, we can offset ''m'' by 1, and equate a number of [[15625/15552|kleismas (15625/15552)]] with the diaschisma, hence the name. Varying ''m'' results in different temperaments listed in the second table below. It converges to [[Hanson_and_cata|hanson]] as ''m'' approaches infinity, and is motivated by the fact that many important temperaments of 34edo follow a chain of commas connected by kleismas~~. The just value of ''m'' is 1.4117…, and temperaments near this tend to be the most accurate ones~~.

All temperaments in the continuum also satisfy (15625/15552)''m'' ~ 393216/390625, for a value of ''m'' defined such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1; equivalently, we can offset ''m'' by 1, and equate a number of [[15625/15552|kleismas (15625/15552)]] with the diaschisma, hence the name. Varying ''m'' results in different temperaments listed in the second table below. It converges to [[Hanson_and_cata|hanson]] as ''m'' approaches infinity, and is motivated by the fact that many important temperaments of 34edo follow a chain of commas connected by kleismas.

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We may invert the continuum by setting ''n'' such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1. ~~This may be called the~~ ''~~wurschmidt-diaschismic equivalence continuum~~'', ~~or the ''diaschismic-gothic equivalence continuum'', which is more or less~~ the ~~same thing~~.

We may invert the continuum by setting ''n'' such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1. The just value of ''m'' is 1.4117…, and temperaments near this tend to be the most accurate ones.

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 The '''diaschismic-kleismic equivalence continuum''' is a [[equivalence continuum|continuum]] of [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperaments]] that describes the set of all [[5-limit]] temperaments supported by [[34edo]].
-A reasonable way of defining this continuum equates a number of [[2048/2025|diaschismas (2048/2025)]] with the [[393216/390625|Würschmidt comma (393216/390625)]], so that (2048/2025)<sup>''n''</sup> ~ 393216/390625. Its just value is 0.5853…. The [[17-comma|gothic comma]] (134217728/129140163) is the characteristic [[3-limit]] comma tempered out in 34edo, and it has a value of ''n'' = 4. Therefore, one can additionally define ''k'' = 4 - ''n'', which has notable advantages - in particular, due to being determined in terms of the 3-limit comma and the comma with the next lowest power of 5, (twice the numerator of) the value of ''k'' represents the number of generator steps required to reach the 3rd harmonic.
+A reasonable way of defining this continuum equates a number of [[2048/2025|diaschismas (2048/2025)]] with the [[393216/390625|Würschmidt comma (393216/390625)]], so that (2048/2025)<sup>''n''</sup> ~ 393216/390625. As a result, this may also be called the ''wurschmidt-diaschismic equivalence continuum'', or the ''diaschismic-gothic equivalence continuum'', which is more or less the same thing. Its just value is 0.5853…. The [[17-comma|gothic comma]] (134217728/129140163) is the characteristic [[3-limit]] comma tempered out in 34edo, and it has a value of ''n'' = 4. Therefore, one can additionally define ''k'' = 4 - ''n'', which has notable advantages - in particular, due to being determined in terms of the 3-limit comma and the comma with the next lowest power of 5, (twice the numerator of) the value of ''k'' represents the number of generator steps required to reach the 3rd harmonic.
-All temperaments in the continuum also satisfy (15625/15552)<sup>''m''</sup> ~ 393216/390625, for a value of ''m'' defined such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1; equivalently, we can offset ''m'' by 1, and equate a number of [[15625/15552|kleismas (15625/15552)]] with the diaschisma, hence the name. Varying ''m'' results in different temperaments listed in the second table below. It converges to [[Hanson_and_cata|hanson]] as ''m'' approaches infinity, and is motivated by the fact that many important temperaments of 34edo follow a chain of commas connected by kleismas. The just value of ''m'' is 1.4117…, and temperaments near this tend to be the most accurate ones.
+All temperaments in the continuum also satisfy (15625/15552)<sup>''m''</sup> ~ 393216/390625, for a value of ''m'' defined such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1; equivalently, we can offset ''m'' by 1, and equate a number of [[15625/15552|kleismas (15625/15552)]] with the diaschisma, hence the name. Varying ''m'' results in different temperaments listed in the second table below. It converges to [[Hanson_and_cata|hanson]] as ''m'' approaches infinity, and is motivated by the fact that many important temperaments of 34edo follow a chain of commas connected by kleismas.
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-We may invert the continuum by setting ''n'' such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1. This may be called the ''wurschmidt-diaschismic equivalence continuum'', or the ''diaschismic-gothic equivalence continuum'', which is more or less the same thing.
+We may invert the continuum by setting ''n'' such that 1/''n'' - 1/''m'' = 1. The just value of ''m'' is 1.4117…, and temperaments near this tend to be the most accurate ones.
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