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== Equal divisions ==
== Equal divisions ==
Using 3.14159.../1 as an interval of equivalence results in an interesting nonoctave tuning.
Using 3.14159.../1 as an interval of equivalence results in an interesting nonoctave tuning.
{| class="wikitable"
|+EDπ-ED2 correspondence
!N
!Description
|-
|2edπ
|A stack of two minor sevenths, represents a problem of squaring the circle
|-
|3edπ
|A stack of three compressed fifths, vaguely equivalent to [[2edo]]
|-
|4edπ
|Close to equal multiplication of 4/3
|-
|5edπ
|Close to equal multiplication of 5/4, [[3edo]]
|-
|6edπ
|Close to equal multiplication of 6/5, [[4edo]]
|-
|20edπ
|Close to [[12edo]].
|}
== Temperaments of interest ==
Engineer's temperament, tempering out π/3, the engineer's comma.