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'''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''', or the '''17th-partial chroma''', is a [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] interval of about 34.3 [[¢]].  
'''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''' 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.  
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.