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== Interval chain ==
== Interval chain ==
In the following table, prime harmonics and subharmonics are labelled in '''bold'''.  
In the following table, harmonics and subharmonics 1–13 are labelled in '''bold'''.  


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| 425.6
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| 9/7, 14/11
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| 2
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| 851.2
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| 18/11, 33/20, 44/27
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| 21/20, 28/27
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| 502.4
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| '''4/3'''
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| 11/10, 12/11
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<nowiki />* In 11-limit CTE tuning
<nowiki/>* In 11-limit CWE tuning


== Scales ==
== Scales ==

Revision as of 09:29, 7 December 2025

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At its most basic level, squares can be thought of as a 2.3.7-subgroup temperament (sometimes called skwares), generated by a flat ~9/7 such that four of them stack to the perfect eleventh, 8/3, therefore tempering out the comma 19683/19208. However, it is more natural to think of the temperament first as 2.3.7.11 subgroup, tempering out 99/98 so as to identify the generator with 14/11 in addition to 9/7 and so that two generators stack to the undecimal neutral sixth, 18/11, two of which are then identified with 8/3 due to tempering out 243/242. This can also be thought of as an octavization of the 3.7.11-subgroup mintaka temperament by identifying 2/1 with a false octave corresponding to 99/49~243/121, in a manner similar to sensi's relation to BPS.

However, since the fifth in skwares is tuned flat, it is very natural to combine the temperament with meantone to create full 11-limit squares, which additionally can be restricted to the 7-limit as the temperament with comma basis 81/80 and 2401/2400. This 11-limit temperament is considered below.

There is also a natural extension adding prime 23 by equating the generator to 23/18, and so finding 23 itself seven generators down, tempering out 162/161.

As for prime 13, the way to map it is less clear. The canonical squares mapping tempers out 144/143 in order to equate the tridecimal neutral sixth, 13/8, with 18/11, finding 13 two generators up, while agora tempers out 105/104 to equate 8/7 with 15/13, finding the 13th harmonic 29 generators down. These two mappings are enharmonically equivalent in 31edo. Finally, squad tempers out 351/343 (which is the same as 3.7.11.13 minalzidar's tempering of that prime) so that 13 is equated with (7/3)3, and found 15 generators down.

See Meantone family #Squares and No-fives subgroup temperaments #Skwares for more technical data.

Interval chain

In the following table, harmonics and subharmonics 1–13 are labelled in bold.

# Cents* Approximate ratios
11-limit 13-limit extensions
Squares Squad Agora
0 0.0 1/1
1 425.8 9/7, 14/11 13/10
2 851.7 18/11, 33/20, 44/27 13/8 21/13
3 77.5 21/20, 28/27 27/26
4 503.4 4/3
5 929.2 12/7 22/13, 26/15
6 155.1 11/10, 12/11 13/12 14/13
7 580.9 7/5 18/13
8 1006.8 9/5, 16/9
9 232.6 8/7 15/13
10 658.4 16/11, 22/15 13/9
11 1084.3 28/15 13/7 24/13
12 310.1 6/5 13/11
13 736.0 32/21 20/13
14 1161.8 49/25, 64/33, 96/49 52/27
15 387.7 56/45 26/21 16/13
16 813.5 8/5 21/13
17 39.3 36/35, 64/63

* In 11-limit CWE tuning

Scales

Tunings

7-limit norm-based tunings
Euclidean
Constrained Constrained & skewed Destretched
Tenney CTE: ~14/9 = 774.3052 ¢ CWE: ~14/9 = 774.1560 ¢ POTE: ~14/9 = 774.0585 ¢
11-limit norm-based tunings
Euclidean
Constrained Constrained & skewed Destretched
Tenney CTE: ~11/7 = 774.4005 ¢ CWE: ~11/7 = 774.1754 ¢ POTE: ~11/7 = 774.0427 ¢

Music

Joel Kivelä
Chris Vaisvil