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Geometric interpretation of temperaments: Add POTE mapping for meantone. Move (pseudo)scalar multiples to the right side of the vector.
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Higher dimensions: Add a note about Tenney-weights w.r.t. the optimal tuning
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I do not yet know the significance of these numbers, but it is of great practical use that rank-2 temperaments in higher dimensions get unique integral representations (up to scalar multiplication). Because these values can be made canonical they can be used as keys in a database for querying information about temperaments.
I do not yet know the significance of these numbers, but it is of great practical use that rank-2 temperaments in higher dimensions get unique integral representations (up to scalar multiplication). Because these values can be made canonical they can be used as keys in a database for querying information about temperaments.


The projection formula for calculating the optimal tuning for a temperament
The projection formula for calculating the optimal tuning for a temperament (in Tenney-weighted coordinates)
:<math>\overleftarrow{JIP} \cdot \mathbf{T} / \mathbf{T}</math>
:<math>\overleftarrow{TE} = \overleftarrow{JIP} \cdot \mathbf{T} / \mathbf{T}</math>
works for temperament <math>\mathbf{T}</math> of any rank in just intonation subgroups of any size and most notably without using a single matrix operation!
works for temperament <math>\mathbf{T}</math> of any rank in just intonation subgroups of any size and most notably without using a single matrix operation!