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The schisma explains how the greatly composite numbers 1048576 (2<sup>20</sup>) and 104976 (18<sup>4</sup>) look alike in decimal. The largest common power of two between these numbers is 2<sup>5</sup>, (when 1049760 is written to equalize) and when reduced by that, 1049760/1048576 becomes 32805/32768. | The schisma explains how the greatly composite numbers 1048576 (2<sup>20</sup>) and 104976 (18<sup>4</sup>) look alike in decimal. The largest common power of two between these numbers is 2<sup>5</sup>, (when 1049760 is written to equalize) and when reduced by that, 1049760/1048576 becomes 32805/32768. | ||
It's also very close in size—about 0.0013¢ off—from the difference between 3/2 and 7\12, which is about 1.9550009¢. | It's also very close in size—about 0.0013¢ off—from the difference between 3/2 and 7\12, which is about 1.9550009¢. Tempering out this difference instead results in [[atomic]], an extremely high accuracy temperament. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||