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{{Infobox interval | {{Infobox interval | ||
| Name = semioctave, (hemipythagorean) tritone, perfect four-and-a-halfth | | Name = semioctave, (hemipythagorean) tritone, perfect four-and-a-halfth | ||
| Ratio =\sqrt{2} | | Ratio =\sqrt{2} | ||
| Cents = 600 | | Cents = 600 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''sqrt(2/1)''', the '''semioctave | '''sqrt(2/1)''', the '''semioctave''', is an important [[radical interval]] of exactly 600 cents. It appears in [[hemipyth]] as one of the generators, alongside [[sqrt(3/2)]]. | ||
== In temperaments == | == In temperaments == | ||
Many temperaments equate a just interval (or more accurately, a pair of just intervals) to the semioctave; among the most common to be merged this way are [[7/5]] and [[10/7]] (which differ by [[50/49]]), [[17/12]] and [[24/17]] (which differ by [[289/288]]), and [[99/70]] and [[140/99]] (which differ by [[9801/9800]]). The semioctave appears in every even equal temperament. | Many temperaments equate a just interval (or more accurately, a pair of just intervals) to the semioctave; among the most common to be merged this way are [[7/5]] and [[10/7]] (which differ by [[50/49]]), [[17/12]] and [[24/17]] (which differ by [[289/288]]), and [[99/70]] and [[140/99]] (which differ by [[9801/9800]]). The semioctave appears in every even equal temperament. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 20 September 2025
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(hemipythagorean) tritone,
perfect four-and-a-halfth
sqrt(2/1), the semioctave, is an important radical interval of exactly 600 cents. It appears in hemipyth as one of the generators, alongside sqrt(3/2).
In temperaments
Many temperaments equate a just interval (or more accurately, a pair of just intervals) to the semioctave; among the most common to be merged this way are 7/5 and 10/7 (which differ by 50/49), 17/12 and 24/17 (which differ by 289/288), and 99/70 and 140/99 (which differ by 9801/9800). The semioctave appears in every even equal temperament.