Generator complexity
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Suppose <0 A₃ A₅ A₇ ... Ap| is the generator mapping val for a rank two temperament with P periods to the ocyave, and <0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp| is the same val in weighted coordinates. For instance, <0 1 -2 -2| is the generator mapping val for seven limit [[pajara]], and <0 1/log2(3) -2/log2(5) -2/log2(7)| ≅ <0 0.631 -0.831 -0.712| is the val in weighted coordinates. Then the //Tenney complexity// of the temperament is P*(max(0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp) - min(0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp)). In the case of pajara, which has two periods to the octave, this would be 2*(0.631 - (-0.831)) = 2.924.
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<html><head><title>Generator complexity</title></head><body>Suppose <0 A₃ A₅ A₇ ... Ap| is the generator mapping val for a rank two temperament with P periods to the ocyave, and <0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp| is the same val in weighted coordinates. For instance, <0 1 -2 -2| is the generator mapping val for seven limit <a class="wiki_link" href="/pajara">pajara</a>, and <0 1/log2(3) -2/log2(5) -2/log2(7)| ≅ <0 0.631 -0.831 -0.712| is the val in weighted coordinates. Then the <em>Tenney complexity</em> of the temperament is P*(max(0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp) - min(0 B₃ B₅ B₇ ... Bp)). In the case of pajara, which has two periods to the octave, this would be 2*(0.631 - (-0.831)) = 2.924.</body></html>