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'''Miracle''' is a [[regular temperament]] discovered by [[George Secor]] in 1974 which | '''Miracle''' is a [[regular temperament]] discovered by [[George Secor]] in 1974 which splits a tempered [[3/2]] into six [[generator]]s, called ''[[secor]]s'' (after George), that serve as both [[15/14]] and [[16/15]] semitones. A stack of two generators represents [[8/7]], and a stack of seven generators represents [[8/5]]. It is a member of both the [[marvel temperaments]], by [[tempering out]] [[225/224]], and the [[gamelismic clan]], by tempering out [[1029/1024]]. It extends naturally to the [[11-limit]] by treating the neutral third from three generators as [[11/9]], tempering out [[243/242]], [[385/384]], [[441/440]], and [[540/539]]. | ||
Miracle is an exceptionally efficient linear temperament | Miracle is an exceptionally efficient linear temperament. It is quite accurate, with [[TOP]] error only 0.63 [[cent]]s/[[octave]], meaning intervals of the [[11-odd-limit]] [[tonality diamond]] are represented with only one or two cents of error. Yet it is also very low-complexity (efficient), as evidenced by the high density of 11-odd-limit ratios in the [[#Interval chain]]. At least one inversion of every interval in the 11-odd-limit tonality diamond is represented within 22 secors of the starting value. | ||
Some temperaments have | Some temperaments have 11/9 as a neutral third, meaning it is exactly half of a 3/2 (tempering out 243/242), and other temperaments have 8/7 as exactly a third of 3/2. Miracle is distinguished by doing both of these things at the same time, so 3/2 is divided into six equal parts. | ||
Miracle can also be thought of as a [[cluster temperament]] with 10 clusters of notes in an octave. The small chroma interval between adjacent notes in each cluster is very versatile, representing [[45/44]] ~ [[49/48]] ~ [[50/49]] ~ [[55/54]] ~ [[56/55]] ~ [[64/63]] all [[tempered]] together. | Miracle can also be thought of as a [[cluster temperament]] with 10 clusters of notes in an octave. The small chroma interval between adjacent notes in each cluster is very versatile, representing [[45/44]] ~ [[49/48]] ~ [[50/49]] ~ [[55/54]] ~ [[56/55]] ~ [[64/63]] all [[tempered]] together. | ||