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'''Porcupine''' is a [[linear temperament]] that tempers out [[250/243]], the porcupine [[comma]], and whose generator is a [[10/9|minor whole tone (10/9)]] which is tuned flat to around 160–170 [[cent]]s such that two of them stack to a [[6/5|classic minor third (6/5)]]. It can be thought of as a [[5-limit]], [[7-limit]], or [[11-limit]] temperament, or a 2.3.5.11 [[subgroup temperament]]. It is one of the best temperaments in the 2.3.5.11 subgroup, with a unique combination of efficiency and accuracy.

Porcupine's basic 5-limit harmonic structure can be understood by noting that tempering out 250/243 also makes (4/3)2 equivalent to (6/5)3; or, in other words, ~~this measn that~~ two "perfect fourths" ~~equals~~ three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many of porcupine's scales.

Porcupine's basic 5-limit harmonic structure can be understood by noting that tempering out 250/243 also makes (4/3)2 equivalent to (6/5)3; or, in other words, two "perfect fourths" are equivalent to three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many of porcupine's scales.

== Interval chain ==

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 '''Porcupine''' is a [[linear temperament]] that tempers out [[250/243]], the porcupine [[comma]], and whose generator is a [[10/9|minor whole tone (10/9)]] which is tuned flat to around 160–170 [[cent]]s such that two of them stack to a [[6/5|classic minor third (6/5)]]. It can be thought of as a [[5-limit]], [[7-limit]], or [[11-limit]] temperament, or a 2.3.5.11 [[subgroup temperament]]. It is one of the best temperaments in the 2.3.5.11 subgroup, with a unique combination of efficiency and accuracy.
-Porcupine's basic 5-limit harmonic structure can be understood by noting that tempering out 250/243 also makes (4/3)<sup>2</sup> equivalent to (6/5)<sup>3</sup>; or, in other words, this measn that two "perfect fourths" equals three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many of porcupine's scales.
+Porcupine's basic 5-limit harmonic structure can be understood by noting that tempering out 250/243 also makes (4/3)<sup>2</sup> equivalent to (6/5)<sup>3</sup>; or, in other words, two "perfect fourths" are equivalent to three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many of porcupine's scales.
 == Interval chain ==