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=== Backslash notation ===
=== Backslash notation ===
A common shorthand in use in the microtonal community is ''k''\''N'', written with a backslash (\) instead of a forwardslash (/), to refer to an interval with a frequency ratio of 2<sup>''k''/''N''</sup>. ''k''\''N'' is pronounced "''k'' steps of ''N'' [[edo]]" or "''k'' out of ''N''"[[Template:Idiosyncratic]], and can be derived from the meaning of "[[step]]s" in the context of edos (unless talking about steps of specific subsets/scales of some edo).  
A common shorthand in use in the microtonal community is ''k''\''N'', written with a backslash (\) instead of a forwardslash (/), to refer to an interval with a frequency ratio of 2<sup>''k''/''N''</sup>. ''k''\''N'' is pronounced "''k'' steps of ''N'' [[edo]]", and can be derived from the meaning of "[[step]]s" in the context of edos (unless talking about steps of specific subsets/scales of some edo).  


Steps are linear in the log-frequency domain, so expressions like {{nowrap|11\19 − 6\19 {{=}} 5\19}} hold. In general, we have
Steps are linear in the log-frequency domain, so expressions like {{nowrap|11\19 − 6\19 {{=}} 5\19}} hold. In general, we have