User:BudjarnLambeth/Bird’s eye view of rank-2 temperaments: Difference between revisions

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 == 1. Low complexity temperaments ==
-Temperaments with less error than dicot and less complexity than magic.
+Temperaments which approximate most of their consonant intervals with less than 30 notes, and where those intervals are mostly less than 20 cents out of tune.
+(For comparison, in 12edo, most intervals are about 10 cents out of tune, with better fifths but less good thirds.)
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 == 2. Medium complexity temperaments ==
-Temperaments with complexity in between magic and miracle (inclusive) and error less than diminished.
+Temperaments which approximate most of their consonant intervals with less than 60 notes, and where those intervals are mostly less than 5 cents out of tune.
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 == 3. High complexity temperaments ==
-Temperaments with complexity higher than miracle, and error less than mirace.
+Temperaments where most of their consonant intervals are less than 1 cent out of tune.
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 . Honorable mentions
-Temperaments which have low badness by some metric, but might not meet the criteria for the above lists.
+Temperaments which are interesting in some way, but might not meet the criteria for the other lists.
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 . Exoemperaments
-Temperaments which have as much error as dicot, or more.
+Temperaments where most intervals are at least 20 cents out of tune.