Trisected

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Trisected is the rank-2 temperament tempering out 128/125, 1029/1000, and 1029/1024 in the 7-limit, making it a member of the augmented family, keegic temperaments, and gamelismic clan. Since it tempers out 128/125, the octave is split into 3 ~5/4's, each tuned to 400 ¢ if the octave is pure. Since it tempers out 1029/1024, the perfect fifth is split into three intervals of ~8/7.Since it tempers out 1029/1000, the tritave is split into three intervals of 10/7. This means that every Pythagorean interval is split into three equal parts.

Trisected
Subgroups 2.3.5.7, 2.3.5.7.11, 2.3.5.7.11.13
Comma basis 128/125, 1029/1000 (7-limit);
56/55, 128/125, 1029/1000 (11-limit);
56/55, 91/90, 128/125, 1029/1000 (13-limit)
Reduced mapping ⟨3; 3 0 -1 -1 7]
ET join 15 & 36
Generators (CWE) ~10/7 = 635.0 ¢
MOS scales 6L 9s, 15L 6s, 15L 21s
Ploidacot triploid tricot
Pergen (P8/3, P5/3)
Minimax error 9-odd-limit: 16.1 ¢;
13-limit 21-odd-limit: 17.5 ¢
Target scale size 9-odd-limit: 36 notes;
13-limit 21-odd-limit: 36 notes

In the 11-limit, the perfect fourth is split into three ~11/10's, thus tempering out 4000/3993. Additionally, the 1/3-octave period represents 14/11, tempering out 56/55 and 176/175. The 13-limit extension equates the ~10/7 with 13/9, tempering out 91/90 and 2197/2187.

For technical data, see Augmented family #Trisected.

Intervals

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Tunings

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