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Kirnberger's atom is tempered out in such notable EDOs as {{EDOs| 12, 612, 624, 1236, 1848, 2460, 3072, 3084, 3684, 4296, 4308, 4908, 7980, 12276, 16572, 20868, 25164, 29460, 33756, and 46032 }}, leading to the [[Very high accuracy temperaments #Atomic|atomic temperament]], in which eleven schismas make up a syntonic comma and twelve schismas make up a [[Pythagorean comma]]; any tuning system ([[41edo]], for example) which the number of divisions of the octave is not multiple of 12 cannot be tempering out the Kirnberger's atom. | Kirnberger's atom is tempered out in such notable EDOs as {{EDOs| 12, 612, 624, 1236, 1848, 2460, 3072, 3084, 3684, 4296, 4308, 4908, 7980, 12276, 16572, 20868, 25164, 29460, 33756, and 46032 }}, leading to the [[Very high accuracy temperaments #Atomic|atomic temperament]], in which eleven schismas make up a syntonic comma and twelve schismas make up a [[Pythagorean comma]]; any tuning system ([[41edo]], for example) which the number of divisions of the octave is not multiple of 12 cannot be tempering out the Kirnberger's atom. | ||
However, if one wants to accurately represent the interval without tempering it out, there are very large EDOs that do this. [[78005edo]] not only has a step size that's very close to Kirnberger's atom and consistently represents it, but it's also one of, if not the most accurate 5-limit EDO for its size. [[78123edo]]'s step size is even closer, but Kirnberger's atom is not consistently represented (1 step via [[Direct approximation|direct mapping]] and 3 steps by [[patent val]]) | However, if one wants to accurately represent the interval without tempering it out, there are very large EDOs that do this. [[78005edo]] not only has a step size that's very close to Kirnberger's atom and consistently represents it, but it's also one of, if not the most accurate 5-limit EDO for its size. [[78123edo]]'s step size is even closer, but Kirnberger's atom is not consistently represented (1 step via [[Direct approximation|direct mapping]] and 3 steps by [[patent val]]). | ||