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== Least-squares error ==
== Least-squares error ==
Least-squares linear error (here linear means "in frequency space, not pitch space") is the most naive error measure for approximations to DR chords. Like any other numerical measure of concordance or error, you should take it with a grain of salt.  
Least-squares linear error (here linear means "in frequency space, not pitch space") is a proposed error measure for approximations to DR chords. Like any other numerical measure of concordance or error, you should take it with a grain of salt.  
=== Fully DR ===
=== Fully DR ===
The idea motivating least-squares linear error on a chord as an approximation to a given delta signature is the following: Say we want the error of a chord 1:''r''<sub>1</sub>:''r''<sub>2</sub>:...:''r''<sub>''n''</sub> (in increasing order), with {{nowrap|''n'' &gt; 1}}, in the linear domain as an approximation to a fully delta-rational chord with signature {{nowrap|+δ<sub>1</sub> +δ<sub>2</sub> ... +δ<sub>''n''</sub>
The idea motivating least-squares linear error on a chord as an approximation to a given delta signature is the following: Say we want the error of a chord 1:''r''<sub>1</sub>:''r''<sub>2</sub>:...:''r''<sub>''n''</sub> (in increasing order), with {{nowrap|''n'' &gt; 1}}, in the linear domain as an approximation to a fully delta-rational chord with signature {{nowrap|+δ<sub>1</sub> +δ<sub>2</sub> ... +δ<sub>''n''</sub>