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==How the period and generator falls out of a rank-2 wedgie== | ==How the period and generator falls out of a rank-2 wedgie== | ||
The following is a procedure for finding a period and a generator for a rank-2 regular temperament on the 2.q_1.(...).q_n [[Subgroup temperaments|JI subgroup]]. We also give a (hopefully convincing and enlightening) proof of why the procedure always works. We'll assume that the equave | The following is a procedure for finding a period and a generator for a rank-2 regular temperament on the 2.q_1.(...).q_n [[Subgroup temperaments|JI subgroup]]. We also give a (hopefully convincing and enlightening) proof of why the procedure always works. We'll assume that the [[equave]] is the octave, but non-octave JI equaves can be substituted for the octave if needed, by substituting the appropriate JI ratio for 2/1. | ||
The following assumes that: | The following assumes that: | ||