Very low accuracy temperaments

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Below are listed some very low accuracy temperaments. Temperaments with exceedingly low accuracy such as these tend to temper out very large “commas” such as 9/8, 32/27, or 15/14, equating wildly different interval sizes. All temperaments listed temper out an interval of at least size 15/14.

Antitonic

This temperament is characterized by 9/8 being tempering out, and has been termed a "troll temperament". It is named on account of 4/3 and 3/2 both being represented by the 600 cent half octave, which, in terms of diatonic function, serves as an antitonic. Surprisingly, it has extensions all the way up to the 11-limit, as confirmed by the data from x31eq. The original 5-limit is basically the 3-limit music of 2edo with the addition of harmonic 5 represented by an independent generator.

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma: 9/8

Mapping: [2 3 0], 0 0 1]]

Mapping generators: ~3/2, ~5

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 313.690 or ~6/5 = 286.310

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Badness: 0.021647

7-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 9/8, 15/14

Mapping: [2 3 0 1], 0 0 1 1]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 301.997 or ~6/5 = 298.003

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Badness: 0.019373

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 9/8, 12/11, 15/14

Mapping: [2 3 0 1 7], 0 0 1 1 0]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 340.293 or ~6/5 = 259.707

Optimal GPV sequence: Template:Val list

Badness: 0.021810

Antietam

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 9/8, 11/10, 15/14

Mapping: [2 3 0 1 2], 0 0 1 1 1]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 322.080 or ~6/5 = 277.920

Optimal GPV sequence: Template:Val list

TE error: 27.061497 cpo

Antaeus

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 9/8, 35/32

Mapping: [2 3 0 10], 0 0 1 -1]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 315.962 or ~6/5 = 284.038

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Badness: 0.037537

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 9/8, 12/11, 35/32

Mapping: [2 3 0 10 7], 0 0 1 -1 0]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 318.173 or ~6/5 = 281.827

Optimal GPV sequence: Template:Val list

Badness: 0.033786

Alteraugment

Like augmented, but the generator provides 5/4 instead of 3/2.

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma: 32/27

Mapping: [3 5 7], 0 0 1]]

POTE generator: ~10/9 = 59.935

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Badness: 0.078042

Yellow (2c&3)

This temperament family is characterized by 10/9 being tempering out.

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma list: 10/9

Mapping: [1 0 -1], 0 1 2]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 775.970

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Badness: 0.016712

Brutus

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 10/9, 28/25

Mapping: [1 0 -1 -4], 0 1 2 4]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 848.221

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Badness: 0.053389

Phlegyas

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 10/9, 35/32

Mapping: [1 0 -1 6], 0 1 2 -2]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 743.135

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Badness: 0.051293

Charon

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 10/9, 49/45

Mapping: [2 0 -2 -1], 0 1 2 2]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 782.604 (or ~10/9 = 182.604)

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Badness: 0.056404

Nessus

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 10/9, 49/48

Mapping: [1 0 -1 2], 0 2 4 1]]

POTE generator: ~7/6 = 213.117

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Badness: 0.059070

Geryon

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 8/7, 25/21

Mapping: [1 1 2 3], 0 2 1 0]]

POTE generator: ~5/4 = 385.440

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Badness: 0.051009

Malacoda

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 15/14, 35/32

Mapping: [1 0 3 2], 0 2 -1 1]]

POTE generator: ~7/6 = 276.283

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Badness: 0.037207

Ugolino

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 15/14, 27/25

Mapping: [1 0 0 -1], 0 2 3 5]]

POTE generator: ~6/5 = 278.360

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Badness: 0.043758

Medusa

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 15/14, 64/63

Mapping: [1 0 7 6], 0 1 -3 -2]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 685.632

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Badness: 0.042712

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 15/14, 22/21, 33/32

Mapping: [1 0 7 6 5], 0 1 -3 -2 -1]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 685.809

Optimal GPV sequence: Template:Val list

Badness: 0.026828

Plutus

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 15/14, 81/80

Mapping: [1 0 -4 -5], 0 1 4 5]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 682.895

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Badness: 0.045275

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 15/14, 22/21, 81/80

Mapping: [1 0 -4 -5 -6], 0 1 4 5 6]]

POTE generator: ~3/2 = 685.234

Optimal GPV sequence: Template:Val list

Badness: 0.032521

Abomination

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma list: 4/3

CTE generator: ~5/3 = 692.233

Mapping: [1 2 2], 0 0 1]]]

7-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma list: 4/3, 7/5

CTE generator: ~5/3 = 928.851

Mapping: [1 2 2 2], 0 0 1 1]]]