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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
The '''q-equave-n-limit''' is defined as the set of all positive rationals | The '''q-equave-n-limit''' is defined as the set of all positive rationals <math>\displaystyle | ||
{q^z}\cdot\frac{u}{v} | {q^z}\cdot\frac{u}{v} | ||
</math | </math>, where: | ||
* <math> | * <math>q \in \mathbb{Q}^{+}</math> (i.e., <math>q</math> is a positive rational number), called the '''equave''', | ||
* <math> | * <math>z \in \mathbb{Z}</math> (i.e., <math>z</math> is an integer, positive or negative), | ||
* <math>u, | * <math>u,v \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}</math> (i.e., <math>u</math> and <math>v</math> are positive integers) such that <math>u \leqslant n</math> and <math>v \leqslant n</math>, | ||
* <math> | * <math>n \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}</math> (i.e., <math>n</math> is a positive integer), called the '''limit'''. | ||
The parameter <math>n</math> places an upper bound on the values of the integers <math>u</math> and <math>v</math>, meaning that both <math>u</math> and <math>v</math> are less than or equal to <math>n</math>. Thus, the '''q-equave-n-limit''' consists of ratios generated by multiplying a power of <math>q</math> by ratios <math>\displaystyle | The parameter <math>n</math> places an upper bound on the values of the integers <math>u</math> and <math>v</math>, meaning that both <math>u</math> and <math>v</math> are less than or equal to <math>n</math>. Thus, the '''q-equave-n-limit''' consists of ratios generated by multiplying a power of <math>q</math> by ratios <math>\displaystyle |