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[[File:Plucker_embedding.png|thumb|600px|right|Schematic illustration of the Plücker embedding. Linear subspaces of <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> (here lines) get mapped to points on a quadric surface in projective space.]]
{{Wikipedia|Plücker embedding}}
{{Wikipedia|Plücker embedding}}
'''Plücker coordinates''' (also known as the '''[[wedgie]]'''), are a way to assign coordinates to temperaments, by viewing them as elements of some projective space.
'''Plücker coordinates''' (also known as the '''[[wedgie]]'''), are a way to assign coordinates to temperaments, by viewing them as elements of some projective space.
[[File:Plucker_embedding.png|thumb|400px|Schematic illustration of the Plücker embedding. Linear subspaces of <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> (here lines) get mapped to points on a quadric surface in projective space.]]
== Definition ==
== Definition ==