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Let ''T'' be a regular temperament on JI group ''G'' and let ''H'' be a JI group containing ''G'', but of one rank higher. A strong [[extension]] ''U'' on ''H'' is '''natural''' if the commas tempered out by ''T'' induce the presence of the added basis element of ''H''. A strong extension ''U'' on ''H'' is (more weakly | Let ''T'' be a regular temperament on JI group ''G'' and let ''H'' be a JI group containing ''G'', but of one rank higher. The following are both informal concepts. | ||
* A strong [[extension]] ''U'' on ''H'' is '''natural''' if the commas tempered out by ''T'' induce the presence of the added basis element of ''H''. | |||
* A strong extension ''U'' on ''H'' is (more weakly) '''canonical''' if it is the most efficient (accurate and low-complexity) strong extension of ''T'' to ''H''. | |||
== Examples == | |||
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=== Canonical but non-natural extensions === | |||
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Let T be a regular temperament on JI group G and let H be a JI group containing G, but of one rank higher. The following are both informal concepts.
- A strong extension U on H is natural if the commas tempered out by T induce the presence of the added basis element of H.
- A strong extension U on H is (more weakly) canonical if it is the most efficient (accurate and low-complexity) strong extension of T to H.
