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A //fractional monzo// is like an ordinary [[Monzos and Interval Space|monzo]] except that coefficients have been extended to allow them to be rational numbers. If |e2 e3 ... ep> is a fractional monzo, then it represents 2^e2 3^e3 ... p^ep just as with an ordinary monzo. Hence, for instance, |1/13 -1/13 7/26> represents the interval 2^(1/13) 3^(-1/13) 5^(7/26). By taking the [[Least common multiple|least common multiple]] of the denominators, intervals represented by a fractional monzo can always be written as an nth root of a positive rational number; for instance from our example, (312500/9)^(1/26). By taking a dot product with <cents(2) cents(3) ... cents(p)| the value in cents of a monzo or fractional monzo may be obtained. For instance, in the above example (1/13)*1200.0 - (1/13)*cents(3) + (7/26)*cents(5) = 696.1648 cents. | A //fractional monzo// is like an ordinary [[Monzos and Interval Space|monzo]] except that coefficients have been extended to allow them to be rational numbers. If |e2 e3 ... ep> is a fractional monzo, then it represents 2^e2 3^e3 ... p^ep just as with an ordinary monzo. Hence, for instance, |1/13 -1/13 7/26> represents the interval 2^(1/13) 3^(-1/13) 5^(7/26). By taking the [[Least common multiple|least common multiple]] of the denominators, intervals represented by a fractional monzo can always be written as an nth root of a positive rational number; for instance from our example, (312500/9)^(1/26). By taking a dot product with <cents(2) cents(3) ... cents(p)| the value in cents of a monzo or fractional monzo may be obtained. For instance, in the above example (1/13)*1200.0 - (1/13)*cents(3) + (7/26)*cents(5) = 696.1648 cents. | ||
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A <em>fractional monzo</em> is like an ordinary <a class="wiki_link" href="/Monzos%20and%20Interval%20Space">monzo</a> except that coefficients have been extended to allow them to be rational numbers. If |e2 e3 ... ep&gt; is a fractional monzo, then it represents 2^e2 3^e3 ... p^ep just as with an ordinary monzo. Hence, for instance, |1/13 -1/13 7/26&gt; represents the interval 2^(1/13) 3^(-1/13) 5^(7/26). By taking the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Least%20common%20multiple">least common multiple</a> of the denominators, intervals represented by a fractional monzo can always be written as an nth root of a positive rational number; for instance from our example, (312500/9)^(1/26). By taking a dot product with &lt;cents(2) cents(3) ... cents(p)| the value in cents of a monzo or fractional monzo may be obtained. For instance, in the above example (1/13)*1200.0 - (1/13)*cents(3) + (7/26)*cents(5) = 696.1648 cents.<br /> | |||
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Vectors in interval space, where the coefficients are allowed to be real numbers, do not uniquely correspond to intervals, whereas monzos do. Fractional monzos do also; for each fractional monzo there is one and only one nth root of a positive rational number which corresponds to it.<br /> | Vectors in interval space, where the coefficients are allowed to be real numbers, do not uniquely correspond to intervals, whereas monzos do. Fractional monzos do also; for each fractional monzo there is one and only one nth root of a positive rational number which corresponds to it.<br /> | ||