source file: m1465.txt
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 16:55:15 +0300 (IDT)

Subject: Positive Systems

From: Robert C Valentine <bval@iil.intel.com>

> John Chalmers said :
> 
> Paul: I've had some discussion with Brian about the precise meaning of
> "Positive" system. I prefer to follow Bosanquet and call any regular cyclic
> system whose fifth is sharper than 700 cents (12-tet value) "positive," but
> Brian claims that there is a widespread and growing convention of reserving
> positive only for systems whose fifths are sharper than 3/2.

Maybe this is the same thing, but I though positive simply meant that the
"3/2" of the temperment was "above" of the "5/4" after four trips, rather
than dead-one as in a meantone system. 

Or is this the same thing after you throw some math at it?

Bob Valentine

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