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| | A [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/UnivariatePolynomial.html univariate polynomial] a0x^n + a1x^(n-1) + ... + an whose coefficients ai are integers (or equivalently, rational numbers) has '''roots''' which are known as '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_number algebraic numbers]'''. A root is a value r for which the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial_function#Polynomial_functions polynomial function] f(x) = a0x^n + a1x^(n-1) + ... + an satisfies f(r) = 0. If r is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real%20number real number], it is a ''real algebraic number''. |
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| <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A [[http://mathworld.wolfram.com/UnivariatePolynomial.html|univariate polynomial]] a0x^n + a1x^(n-1) + ... + an whose coefficients ai are integers (or equivalently, rational numbers) has **roots** which are known as **[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_number|algebraic numbers]]**. A root is a value r for which the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial_function#Polynomial_functions|polynomial function]] f(x) = a0x^n + a1x^(n-1) + ... + an satisfies f(r) = 0. If r is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real%20number|real number]], it is a //real algebraic number//.
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| Real algebraic numbers which are not also rational numbers turn up in various places in musical tuning theory. For instance, the intervals in the [[Target tunings|target tunings]] minimax or least squares are real algebraic numbers. An example of this is 1/4-comma meantone, where 2 and 5 are not tempered but 3 is tempered to 2 5^(1/4), a root of x^4-80. [[Generators]] for [[linear temperaments]] which are real algebraic numbers can have interesting properties in terms of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_tone|combination tones]] they produce. | | Real algebraic numbers which are not also rational numbers turn up in various places in musical tuning theory. For instance, the intervals in the [[Target_tunings|target tunings]] minimax or least squares are real algebraic numbers. An example of this is 1/4-comma meantone, where 2 and 5 are not tempered but 3 is tempered to 2 5^(1/4), a root of x^4-80. [[Generators|Generators]] for [[linear_temperaments|linear temperaments]] which are real algebraic numbers can have interesting properties in terms of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_tone combination tones] they produce. |
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| Finding numerical values for real algebraic numbers is probably best left to a computer algebra package, but iterative methods such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method|Newton's method]] can be used. A refinement of Newton's method is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand%E2%80%93Kerner_method|Durand–Kerner method]].</pre></div> | | Finding numerical values for real algebraic numbers is probably best left to a computer algebra package, but iterative methods such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method Newton's method] can be used. A refinement of Newton's method is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand%E2%80%93Kerner_method Durand–Kerner method]. |
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| Real algebraic numbers which are not also rational numbers turn up in various places in musical tuning theory. For instance, the intervals in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Target%20tunings">target tunings</a> minimax or least squares are real algebraic numbers. An example of this is 1/4-comma meantone, where 2 and 5 are not tempered but 3 is tempered to 2 5^(1/4), a root of x^4-80. <a class="wiki_link" href="/Generators">Generators</a> for <a class="wiki_link" href="/linear%20temperaments">linear temperaments</a> which are real algebraic numbers can have interesting properties in terms of the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_tone" rel="nofollow">combination tones</a> they produce. <br />
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| Finding numerical values for real algebraic numbers is probably best left to a computer algebra package, but iterative methods such as <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method" rel="nofollow">Newton's method</a> can be used. A refinement of Newton's method is the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand%E2%80%93Kerner_method" rel="nofollow">Durand–Kerner method</a>.</body></html></pre></div>
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