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A '''patent interval''' or '''direct mapping''' of a (usually but not necessarily just) interval in a given [[edo]] is the number of edo steps of the best approximation of an interval in that edo. It's calculated by [[rounding]] the product of the [[Wikipedia: binary logarithm|binary logarithm]] (''log2'') of the interval ratio (''r'') and the edo number (''nEdo'').  
A '''patent interval''' in a given [[EDO]] is the number of EDO steps needed to reach the best approximation of a given interval in that EDO, and as such, it is also called a '''direct mapping'''. It is calculated by [[rounding]] the product of the [[Wikipedia: binary logarithm|binary logarithm]] (''log2'') of the interval ratio (''r'') and the EDO number (''nEdo'').


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A [[patent val]] is the best mapping of a representative set of intervals (taken to be [[generator]]s for a [[JI subgroup]]) in a given edo; for the ''p''-[[prime limit]] this set consists of [[prime interval]]s.
A [[patent val]] is the best mapping of a representative set of intervals (taken to be [[generator]]s for a [[JI subgroup]]) in a given EDO; for the ''p''-[[prime limit]] this set consists of [[prime interval]]s.


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Revision as of 23:53, 18 January 2021

A patent interval in a given EDO is the number of EDO steps needed to reach the best approximation of a given interval in that EDO, and as such, it is also called a direct mapping. It is calculated by rounding the product of the binary logarithm (log2) of the interval ratio (r) and the EDO number (nEdo).

round(log2(r)*nEdo)
Some Examples
\ 12edo 17edo 19edo 26edo
3/2 7 10 11 15
5/4 4 5 6 8
6/5 3 4 5 7
7/4 10 14 15 21

A patent val is the best mapping of a representative set of intervals (taken to be generators for a JI subgroup) in a given EDO; for the p-prime limit this set consists of prime intervals.