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'''Theorem:''' A 1/(2''d'') ED''k'' threshold can be interpreted as allowing stacking ''d'' copies of a chord C, including the original chord, via dyads that occur in the chord, so that the resulting chord will always satisfy condition #2 of chord consistency. | '''Theorem:''' A 1/(2''d'') ED''k'' threshold can be interpreted as allowing stacking ''d'' copies of a chord C, including the original chord, via dyads that occur in the chord, so that the resulting chord will always satisfy condition #2 of chord consistency. | ||
Proof: Consider a dyad D = {''x'', ''y''} that | Proof: Consider a dyad D = {''x'', ''y''} on two notes ''x'' and ''y'' that occur in the resulting chord C' = C<sub>1</sub> ∪ C<sub>2</sub> ∪ … ∪ C<sub>''d''</sub> in the equal temperament, where the C<sub>i</sub> are copies of the (approximations of) chord C. We may assume that the notes ''x'' and ''y'' belong in two different copies of C, C<sub>''i''</sub> and C<sub>''i'' + ''m''</sub>, where 1 ≤ ''i'' ≤ ''i'' + ''m'' ≤ ''d''. Suppose C<sub>''i''</sub>, C<sub>''i'' + 1</sub>, …, C<sub>''i'' + ''m''</sub> are separated by dyads D<sub>1</sub>, D<sub>2</sub>, …, D<sub>''m''</sub> that occur in C. Let ''x' '' be the interval ''x'' + D<sub>1</sub> + D<sub>2</sub> + … + D<sub>''m''</sub>, the counterpart of ''x'' in C<sub>''i'' + ''m''</sub>. Since ''m'' ≤ ''d'' - 1, by consistency to span ''d'', each dyad D<sub>''j''</sub> have relative error 1/(2''d'') since D<sub>''i''</sub> occurs in C. the relative error on D<sub>1</sub> + D<sub>2</sub> + … + D<sub>''m''</sub> relative to their just counterparts is < (''d'' - 1)/2''d'', and again by assumption of consistency to span ''d'', the dyad ''y'' - ''x' '' has error 1/(2''d''). Hence the total relative error on D is strictly less than 1/2. Since D is arbitrary, we have proved condition #2 of chord consistency. QED. | ||
Question: Will the resulting chord always satisfy condition #1 as well? | Question: Will the resulting chord always satisfy condition #1 as well? |