Explain the dual comma symbols
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Explain the dual comma symbols
Hey, I get alot of the symbols but some I don't understand because it's like there are signs which represent two commas. Like 7 limit needs both why is this? I need to know for the book I'm writing.
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Re: Explain the dual comma symbols
You don't _need_ both, but if it's convenient, you can use a single 5:7-kleisma symbol instead of the combination of 7-comma minus 5-comma.William Lynch wrote:Hey, I get alot of the symbols but some I don't understand because it's like there are signs which represent two commas. Like 7 limit needs both why is this? I need to know for the book I'm writing.
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nai = pao tai
It makes it obvious what the direction of the resulting alteration is, and that it's small (about 5 cents).
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Re: Explain the dual comma symbols
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I find myself using more and more these days, not only for prime 19, but for the difference between and , as Dave said above. It's only a schisma (~2c) apart from 225:224 (like the difference between 14/9 and 25/16), too, so I use it for that most of the time too. Handy.
I find myself using more and more these days, not only for prime 19, but for the difference between and , as Dave said above. It's only a schisma (~2c) apart from 225:224 (like the difference between 14/9 and 25/16), too, so I use it for that most of the time too. Handy.
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Re: Explain the dual comma symbols
You mention using (nai nao) for prime 19. I'm not aware of a 19-comma in its range. There is however the 19-schisma (512:513) whose symbol is (rai rao)—flipped horizontally and a little narrower.
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Re: Explain the dual comma symbols
Sorry, conflated the two at the time. Guess it's been too long since I've been actively using all these symbols. Time to get back into it!