17/10: Difference between revisions

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 {{Infobox Interval
-| Ratio = 17/10
+| Name = diatismic major sixth
-| Monzo = -1 0 -1 0 0 0 1
-| Cents = 918.64170
-| Name = septendecimal major sixth
 | Sound = jid_17_10_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
 | Color name = 17og7, sogu 7th
 }}
-In [[17-limit]] [[just Intonation]], '''17/10''' is the '''septendecimal major sixth''', measuring about 918.6¢. It is the [[mediant]] between [[5/3]] and [[12/7]]. Its [[octave complement]] is [[20/17]], the "septendecimal minor third".
+In [[17-limit]] [[just Intonation]], '''17/10''' is the '''diatismic major sixth''', measuring about 918.6¢. It exceeds the [[27/16|Pythagorean major sixth (27/16)]] by a [[136/135|diatisma (136/135)]], hence the name. It is the [[mediant]] of [[5/3]] and [[12/7]]. Its [[octave complement]] is [[20/17]], the diatismic minor third.
 == See also ==
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 * [[Gallery of just intervals]]
-[[Category:17-limit]]
 [[Category:Sixth]]
 [[Category:Major sixth]]
+[[Category:Diatismic]]