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Logarithmic: Move and rework nonoctave examples for backslash notation
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Or equivalently, for subtraction/division:
Or equivalently, for subtraction/division:


: {{nowrap|''a''\''N'' &minus; ''b''\''N'' = (''a'' &minus; ''b'')\''N''}} expresses the same thing as {{nowrap|2<sup>''a''/''N''</sup> / 2<sup>''b''/''N''</sup> {{=}} 2<sup>(''a'' - ''b'')/''N''</sup>.}}
: {{nowrap|''a''\''N'' &minus; ''b''\''N'' {{=}} (''a'' &minus; ''b'')\''N''}} expresses the same thing as {{nowrap|2<sup>''a''/''N''</sup> / 2<sup>''b''/''N''</sup> {{=}} 2<sup>(''a'' - ''b'')/''N''</sup>.}}


Backslash notation can be extended to support [[nonoctave]] [[equal tuning]]s by writing the tuning in full after the backslash. For example, 11\13edt means 11 steps of [[13edt]], 14\9edf means 14 steps of [[9edf]], and 7\12ed12/5 means 7 steps of [[12ed12/5]].
Backslash notation can be extended to support [[nonoctave]] [[equal tuning]]s by writing the tuning in full after the backslash. For example, 11\13edt means 11 steps of [[13edt]], 14\9edf means 14 steps of [[9edf]], and 7\12ed12/5 means 7 steps of [[12ed12/5]].