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A '''monzo''' is a way of notating a [[JI]] [[interval]] that allows us to express directly how any "composite" interval is represented in terms of simpler [[prime]] intervals. They are typically written using the notation {{monzo| a b c d e f … }}, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some [[Harmonic Limit|prime limit]]. | A '''monzo''' is a way of notating a [[JI]] [[interval]] that allows us to express directly how any "composite" interval is represented in terms of simpler [[prime]] intervals. They are typically written using the notation {{monzo| a b c d e f … }}, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some [[Harmonic Limit|prime limit]]. | ||
Monzos can be thought of as counterparts to [[vals]]. | Monzos can be thought of as counterparts to [[vals]]. When notating just intonation, they only permit integers as their entries. | ||
== History and terminology == | == History and terminology == | ||