Syntonic–Archytas equivalence continuum
The syntonic-Archytas equivalence continuum is a continuum of 7-limit rank-3 temperament families which equate a number of syntonic commas (81/80) with an Archytas comma (64/63). This continuum is theoretically interesting in that these are all 7-limit rank-3 temperament families supported by dominant temperament.
All temperaments in the continuum satisfy (81/80)n ~ 64/63. Varying n results in different temperament families listed in the table below. It converges to didymus as n approaches infinity. If we allow non-integer and infinite n, the continuum describes the set of all 7-limit temperament families supported by squares (due to it being the unique rank-2 temperament that tempers both commas and thus tempers all combinations of them). The just value of n is approximately 1.267726433120519…, and temperaments having n near this value will be more accurate.
| n | Temperament family | Comma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Monzo | ||
| 0 | Archy | 64/63 | [6 -2 0 -1⟩ |
| 1 | Hemifamity | 5120/5103 | [1 5 1 -4⟩ |
| ∞ | Didymus | 81/80 | [-4 4 -1 0⟩ |