How can I count 17 against 3 polyrhythm?

1. Are triplets polyrhythms?

Are triplets polyrhythms?

Typically, two rhythms will only be considered a polyrhythm if they have no common divisor other than 1. In the case of a 3:2 or 2:3 polyrhythm, there is no number (besides 1) that will divide into both 2 and 3. We can conclude that 3:2 is, in fact, a polyrhythm.