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This tile is called the fundamental domain, and it's volume corresponds to the number of intervals contained inside of it. | This tile is called the fundamental domain, and it's volume corresponds to the number of intervals contained inside of it. | ||
This number is always an integer, and it is the number of notes in the resulting scale. | This number is always an integer, and it is the number of notes in the resulting scale. | ||
If we assemble the chromas in a matrix, the volume is given by the absolute value of the determinant of this matrix. | If we assemble the chromas in a matrix, the volume is given by the absolute value of the determinant of this matrix, as per the definition of the determinant as the signed area of the parallelepiped defined by the vectors of the matrix. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||