Periodic scale: Difference between revisions
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==Rotations== | ==Rotations== | ||
By a //rotation// or mode of a periodic scale s is meant a scale r such that r[i] = s[i + **N**] - s[ | By a //rotation// or mode of a periodic scale s is meant a scale r such that r[i] = s[i + **N**] - s[**N**], where **N** is a fixed integer. Since s[i + **P**] - s[**P**] = s[i] there are only a finite number of rotations, equal to the number of notes of the scale reduced to the range of the interval of equivalence, 0 ≤ s[i] < **O**, which entails 0 ≤ i < **P**. | ||
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By a <em>rotation</em> or mode of a periodic scale s is meant a scale r such that r[i] = s[i + <strong>N</strong>] - s[ | By a <em>rotation</em> or mode of a periodic scale s is meant a scale r such that r[i] = s[i + <strong>N</strong>] - s[<strong>N</strong>], where <strong>N</strong> is a fixed integer. Since s[i + <strong>P</strong>] - s[<strong>P</strong>] = s[i] there are only a finite number of rotations, equal to the number of notes of the scale reduced to the range of the interval of equivalence, 0 ≤ s[i] &lt; <strong>O</strong>, which entails 0 ≤ i &lt; <strong>P</strong>.<br /> | ||
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