simplicity

The simplicity of a ratio or set or ratios is the reciprocal of the [Wilson harmonic] complexity.

The simplicity function may be normalized by dividing the values by 1/5 or 1/3 depending upon the context.

See Chapter V of Divisions of the Tetrachord.

[from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

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