15th-octave temperaments

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15edo has some close approximations including 22/21 to one step and 77/64 to four steps.

Temperaments discussed elsewhere include quindecic, pentadecal, slendscape, and phosphorus.

Pentadecoid

In pentadecoid, the period (1\15) is given an interpretation of 22/21, and four of them represent the keenanismic minor third, 77/64 = (147/128)⋅(22/21). The temperament is named for an analog of its relating temperaments, decoid (130 & 140) and triacontoid (120 & 150). Triacontoid is a weak extension of pentadecoid, as well as slendscape (255 & 270).

Subgroup: 2.3.7.11

Comma list: 1362944/1361367, 1771561/1769472

Mapping[15 108 0 94], 0 -2 1 -1]]

mapping generators: ~22/21, ~7

Optimal tuning (CTE): ~22/21 = 80.0000, ~8/7 = 231.0071 (~1029/1024 = 8.9929)

Optimal ET sequence120, 135, 660, 795, 930, 1065, 1200, 1335, 2535e

Badness (Sintel): 0.951

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