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'''55/32''', the '''keenanismic supermajor sixth''', is [[385/384]] (~4.5 [[cent|¢]]) sharper than [[12/7]], making it more than a bit useful in [[11-limit]] just intonation. | '''55/32''', the '''keenanismic supermajor sixth''', is [[385/384]] (~4.5 [[cent|¢]]) sharper than [[12/7]], making it more than a bit useful in [[11-limit]] just intonation. | ||
It also happens to be the ratio between the standard A of 440Hz and the nonstandard C of 256Hz | It also happens to be the ratio between the standard A of 440Hz and the nonstandard C of 256Hz occasionally used for mathematical convenience. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Sixth]] | [[Category:Sixth]] | ||
[[Category:Supermajor sixth]] | [[Category:Supermajor sixth]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 3 January 2025
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55/32, the keenanismic supermajor sixth, is 385/384 (~4.5 ¢) sharper than 12/7, making it more than a bit useful in 11-limit just intonation.
It also happens to be the ratio between the standard A of 440Hz and the nonstandard C of 256Hz occasionally used for mathematical convenience.
See also
- 64/55 -- its octave complement
- Gallery of just intervals