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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">**Porcupine** is a [[Regular Temperaments|linear temperament]] in the [[porcupine family]] that tempers out 250/243, the porcupine [[Comma|comma]], and whose generator is somewhere around 160-165 cents. It can be thought of as a 5-[[Harmonic Limit|limit]], 7-limit, or 11-limit temperament, or a 2.3.5.11 [[Subgroup temperaments|subgroup temperament]]. It is one of the best temperaments in the 2.3.5.11 subgroup, with a unique combination of efficiency and accuracy.

The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two "perfect fourths" equals three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]] or meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.

The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two "perfect fourths" equals three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], and to meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.

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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Porcupine</title></head><body><strong>Porcupine</strong> is a <a class="wiki_link" href="/Regular%20Temperaments">linear temperament</a> in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/porcupine%20family">porcupine family</a> that tempers out 250/243, the porcupine <a class="wiki_link" href="/Comma">comma</a>, and whose generator is somewhere around 160-165 cents. It can be thought of as a 5-<a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">limit</a>, 7-limit, or 11-limit temperament, or a 2.3.5.11 <a class="wiki_link" href="/Subgroup%20temperaments">subgroup temperament</a>. It is one of the best temperaments in the 2.3.5.11 subgroup, with a unique combination of efficiency and accuracy.<br />

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The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two &quot;perfect fourths&quot; equals three &quot;minor thirds&quot;. As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a> or meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The &quot;equal tetrachord&quot; formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.<br />

The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two &quot;perfect fourths&quot; equals three &quot;minor thirds&quot;. As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>, and to meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The &quot;equal tetrachord&quot; formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.<br />

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 <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">**Porcupine** is a [[Regular Temperaments|linear temperament]] in the [[porcupine family]] that tempers out 250/243, the porcupine [[Comma|comma]], and whose generator is somewhere around 160-165 cents. It can be thought of as a 5-[[Harmonic Limit|limit]], 7-limit, or 11-limit temperament, or a 2.3.5.11 [[Subgroup temperaments|subgroup temperament]]. It is one of the best temperaments in the 2.3.5.11 subgroup, with a unique combination of efficiency and accuracy.
-The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two "perfect fourths" equals three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]] or meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.
+The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two "perfect fourths" equals three "minor thirds". As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to [[12edo]], and to meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The "equal tetrachord" formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.
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-The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two &amp;quot;perfect fourths&amp;quot; equals three &amp;quot;minor thirds&amp;quot;. As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt; or meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The &amp;quot;equal tetrachord&amp;quot; formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.&lt;br /&gt;
+The basic 5-limit harmonic structure of porcupine can be understood simply by noting that tempering out 250/243 makes (4/3)^2 equivalent to (6/5)^3. In perhaps more familiar musical terms, this means two &amp;quot;perfect fourths&amp;quot; equals three &amp;quot;minor thirds&amp;quot;. As a consequence of this, 4/3 is divided into 3 equal parts, and 6/5 is divided into 2 of those same equal parts. This is obviously in stark contrast to &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;, and to meantone, in which neither 4/3 nor 6/5 can be divided into any number of equal parts. The &amp;quot;equal tetrachord&amp;quot; formed by dividing 4/3 into 3 equal parts is a characteristic feature of many porcupine scales.&lt;br /&gt;
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