Direct approximation: Difference between revisions
m an interval can't be "mostly" just; it either is just or isn't. Perhaps you mean "usually"? |
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A '''patent interval''' of a (usually just) interval is the number of EDO steps of the | A '''patent interval''' of a (usually just) interval is the number of EDO steps of the best approximation of an interval in a respective EDO. It's calculated by [[rounding]] the product of [[Wikipedia: binary logarithm| binary logarithm]] (''log2'') of the interval ratio (''r'') and the EDO number (''nEdo''). | ||
round(log2(r)*nEdo) | round(log2(r)*nEdo) |