3 ms·
It's always fascinating to think about how few people realize the near miss (better called lucky approximation) of 2^7/12 ~ 3/2, which is the basis of the equa
by vumgl 9y ago
It's always fascinating to think about how few people realize the near miss (better called lucky approximation) of 2^7/12 ~ 3/2, which is the basis of the equal-temperament musical system, i.e. music as we know it.
- endymi0n 9y agoA great further read: "The saddest thing I know about the integers" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/the-saddest-thing-i-know-about-the-integers/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/the-sadd...
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]