Neutral and interordinal intervals in MOS scales: Difference between revisions
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Part (1) and (2) take some step size arithmetic: | Part (1) and (2) take some step size arithmetic: | ||
* Smaller k+1-step of aLbs minus larger k-step of aLbs ≥ 0, with | * Smaller k+1-step of aLbs minus larger k-step of aLbs ≥ 0, with equality at improprieties (essentially by definition). At the values of k and k+1 that are proper, this equals s. | ||
** To see why, suppose the difference is L (here k ≥ i ≥ 1, 0 < k < k+1 < a+b): | ** To see why, suppose the difference is L (here k ≥ i ≥ 1, 0 < k < k+1 < a+b): | ||
*** X = Larger (k+1)-step = (i+2)L + (k-i-1)s | *** X = Larger (k+1)-step = (i+2)L + (k-i-1)s | ||