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# Take all intervals in the JI group of the temperament which lie within an octave. | # Take all intervals in the JI group of the temperament which lie within an octave. | ||
# For each interval of the temperament, keep only the least complex (in terms of [[Benedetti height]]) JI interpretation of that interval. | # For each interval of the temperament, keep only the least complex (in terms of [[Benedetti height]]) JI interpretation of that interval. | ||
# Construct a detempering of ''n''-edo as follows: For each integer value {{nowrap|1 ≤ ''i'' ≤ ''n''}}, set the ''i''th degree of the scale to be the least temperamentally-complex interval ''c'' in the preimage of ''i''\''n'' | # Construct a detempering of ''n''-edo as follows: For each integer value {{nowrap|1 ≤ ''i'' ≤ ''n''}}, set the ''i''th degree of the scale to be the least temperamentally-complex interval ''c'' in the preimage of ''i''\''n'' under ''V''; which is to say, the interval of least [[Complexity#Complexity of an interval in a temperament|temperamental complexity]] with ties broken by Benedetti height. | ||
# Temper this detempering of ''n''-edo using a [[tuning map]] for the temperament. The result is an elf. | # Temper this detempering of ''n''-edo using a [[tuning map]] for the temperament. The result is an elf. | ||