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Re:Near-miss math provides exact representations of almost-r... by vumgl on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @12:12PM (#15907273)
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.
Re:Near-miss math provides exact representations of almost-r... by endymi0n on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @03:38PM (#15909237)
A great further read:

"The saddest thing I know about the integers"

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/the-sadd...