Delta-rational chord: Difference between revisions

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 }} is taken to be the DR chord that is being approximated.
-Rewriting a bit, if 1:''r''<sub>1</sub>:''r''<sub>2</sub>:...:''r''<sub>''n''</sub> has delta signature {{nowrap|+ε<sub>1</sub> +ε<sub>2</sub> ... +ε<sub>''n''</sub>}} (where the chord is written to start on 1, i.e. 1:{{nowrap|1 + ε<sub>1</sub>}}:...), let <math>D_i = \sum_{k=1}^i \delta_i</math> (the ''target'' delta signature) and <math>E_i = \sum_{k=1}^i \epsilon_i</math> (the ''approximating'' delta signature). Then (after some computation) the resulting linear least-squares optimization problem is
+Rewriting a bit, suppose the chord that is considered the approximation is 1:''f''<sub>1</sub>:''f''<sub>2</sub>:...:''f''<sub>''n''</sub>. Then (after some computation) the resulting linear least-squares optimization problem is
 <math>
-  \displaystyle{ \underset{x}{\text{minimize}}  \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^n \Bigg( \frac{x + D_i}{x} - E_i \Bigg)^2 } }
+  \displaystyle{ \underset{x}{\text{minimize}}  \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^n \Bigg( \frac{x + D_i}{x} - f_i \Bigg)^2 } }
 </math>
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 <math>
-x = \displaystyle{\frac{\sum_{i=1}^n D_i }{-n + \sum_{i=1}^n E_i},}
+x = \displaystyle{\frac{\sum_{i=1}^n D_i }{-n + \sum_{i=1}^n f_i},}
 </math>