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It adds 20 more symbols to Athenian symbol set, allowing for a maximum resolution of 47EDA. When used for JI, it defines the ''Standard High Precision JI'' capable of writing in the 23-limit or 41-limit, however, this JI notation is not recommended. It instead can be used to write in EDOs such as the [[Zeta peak edo|zeta edos]] [[270edo|270]] and [[311edo|311]], the latter to write music in the [[41-limit]].
It adds 20 more symbols to Athenian symbol set, allowing for a maximum resolution of 47EDA. When used for JI, it defines the ''Standard High Precision JI'' capable of writing in the 23-limit or 41-limit, however, this JI notation is not recommended. It instead can be used to write in EDOs such as the [[Zeta peak edo|zeta edos]] [[270edo|270]] and [[311edo|311]], the latter to write music in the [[41-limit]].


== The accent sets ==
Fine-grained Sagittal notations can use accents, also called diacritics, to the left of a symbol or a bare shaft, to indicate very subtle distinctions in pitch.
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[[File:SagittalEulerDiagram2.png|500px|thumb|right|Relationships between sagittal symbol subsets including accents]]
[[File:SagittalEulerDiagram2.png|500px|thumb|right|Relationships between sagittal symbol subsets including accents]]


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=== Magrathean ===
=== Magrathean ===
It adds the ''tina'' accent to the Olympian symbol set, able to be stacked up to thrice with any of the symbols (three tinas make a ~mina), allowing for a whopping maximum resolution of 809EDA. The strict zeta peak [[8539edo]] has been used to define the tina as an interval measure, due its insanely precise 27-odd-limit (and beyond) interval palette. When used for JI, it defines the ''Standard Insane Precision JI'' capable of writing in the 127-limit with astonishing precision. There is no level of precision higher than this, and it is unlikely that one will ever exist. Unless you want some hot sauce.<ref name=":0">https://forum.sagittal.org/viewtopic.php?p=2714&hilit=bomb#p2714  "A tina is approximately 1/809th of an apotome, 1/8539th of an octave (a [[Zeta peak edo|zeta-peak EDO]]), or 0.14 cents. The fractional-tina is generally half a tina but is intentionally arbitrary, because if you need any more precision than that, I have a bottle of Da' Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce with your name on it"</ref>
It adds the ''tina'' accent to the Olympian symbol set, able to be stacked up to thrice with any of the symbols (three tinas make a ~mina), allowing for a whopping maximum resolution of 809EDA. The strict zeta peak [[8539edo]] has been used to define the tina as an interval measure, due its insanely precise 27-odd-limit (and beyond) interval palette. When used for JI, it defines the ''Standard Insane Precision JI'' capable of writing in the 127-limit with astonishing precision. There is no level of precision higher than this, and it is unlikely that one will ever exist. Unless you want some hot sauce.<ref name=":0">https://forum.sagittal.org/viewtopic.php?p=2714&hilit=bomb#p2714  "A tina is approximately 1/809th of an apotome, 1/8539th of an octave (a [[Zeta peak edo|zeta-peak EDO]]), or 0.14 cents. The fractional-tina is generally half a tina but is intentionally arbitrary, because if you need any more precision than that, I have a bottle of Da' Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce with your name on it"</ref>
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== Prime approximations ==
== Prime approximations ==