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changed the definition of "direct mapping" to refer to the process of creating patent intervals- as per the clarification by Xenwolf.
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A '''patent interval''' in a given [[EDO]] is the number of EDO steps needed to reach the best approximation of a given interval – usually, but not necessarily just – 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'').
A '''patent interval''' in a given [[EDO]] is the number of EDO steps needed to reach the best approximation of a given interval – usually, but not necessarily just – in that EDO.  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'') – this process being referred to as '''direct mapping'''.


  round(log2(r)*nEdo)
  round(log2(r)*nEdo)

Revision as of 16:30, 19 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 – usually, but not necessarily just – in that EDO. It is calculated by rounding the product of the binary logarithm (log2) of the interval ratio (r) and the EDO number (nEdo) – this process being referred to as direct mapping.

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.