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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
| Name = large septendecimal sixth tone, 17th-partial chroma
| Name = large septendecimal sixth tone
| Color name = 17ogg2, sogugu 2nd,<br>Sogugu comma
| Color name = 17ogg2, sogugu 2nd,<br>Sogugu comma
| Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
}}
}}


'''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''', or the '''17th-partial chroma''', is a [[superparticular]] interval of about 34.3 [[¢]]. It is the formal comma used to express 17-limit intervals in [[Ben Johnston's notation]], being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as <span style="display: inline-block; transform: rotate(180deg)">17</span> (a turned 17).
'''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''', or the '''17th-partial chroma''', is a [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] interval of about 34.3 [[¢]].  
 
This interval is the 17th-partial chroma (17-limit formal comma) used to express 17-limit intervals in [[Ben Johnston's notation]], being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as "{{invert|17}}" (a turned "17"). If the base note is C, then [[17/16]] is represented by C–C#17.  


== See also ==
== See also ==