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The '''31-limit''' consists of [[just intonation]] [[interval]]s whose [[ratio]]s contain no [[prime factor]]s higher than 31. It is the 11th [[prime limit]] and is thus a superset of the [[29-limit]] and a subset of the [[37-limit]].  
The '''31-limit''' consists of [[just intonation]] [[interval]]s whose [[ratio]]s contain no [[prime factor]]s higher than 31. It is the 11th [[prime limit]] and is a superset of the [[29-limit]] and a subset of the [[37-limit]].
 
The 31-limit is a rank-11 system, and can be modeled in a 10-dimensional lattice, with the primes 3 to 31 represented by each dimension. The prime 2 does not appear in the typical 31-limit lattice because [[octave equivalence]] is presumed. If octave equivalence is not presumed, an eleventh dimension is needed.
 
Like the [[23-limit]], the 31-limit implies a substantial increment in its harmonic contents compared to previous prime limit. Specifically, these things are contained by the 31-limit, but not the 29-limit:
* The [[31-odd-limit|31-]], [[33-odd-limit|33-]], and [[35-odd-limit]];
* Mode 16, 17, and 18 of the harmonic or subharmonic series.  


== Music ==
== Music ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[31-odd-limit]]
* [[No-twos 31-limit]]
* [[No-twos 31-limit]]
* [[User:Contribution/31-limit]] – Includes an enormous table of 31-limit intervals
* [[User:Contribution/31-limit]] – Includes an enormous table of 31-limit intervals

Revision as of 15:42, 17 December 2024

The 31-limit consists of just intonation intervals whose ratios contain no prime factors higher than 31. It is the 11th prime limit and is a superset of the 29-limit and a subset of the 37-limit.

The 31-limit is a rank-11 system, and can be modeled in a 10-dimensional lattice, with the primes 3 to 31 represented by each dimension. The prime 2 does not appear in the typical 31-limit lattice because octave equivalence is presumed. If octave equivalence is not presumed, an eleventh dimension is needed.

Like the 23-limit, the 31-limit implies a substantial increment in its harmonic contents compared to previous prime limit. Specifically, these things are contained by the 31-limit, but not the 29-limit:

  • The 31-, 33-, and 35-odd-limit;
  • Mode 16, 17, and 18 of the harmonic or subharmonic series.

Music

Randy Wells

See also