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The [[patent val]] of this edo takes the same fifth as [[27edo]], but the [[mapping]] for harmonic 5 is different. It tempers out [[2048/2025]] in the 5-limit, making it a [[diaschismic]] system. It is the highest edo in which the best mappings of the major 3rd ([[5/4]]) and harmonic 7th ([[7/4]]), 17\54 and 44\54, are exactly 600{{c}} apart, making them suitable for harmonies using tritone substitutions. In other words, this is the last edo tempering out [[50/49]]. This means it extends quite simply to the 7- and 11-limit using the [[pajarous]] mapping and to the 13-limit using the 54f val, falling neatly between the 7- and 13-limit [[Target tuning #Minimax tuning|minimax tunings]].

The ~~54cd~~ val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[hexe]] temperament, while the 54bdf val does higher limit [[muggles]] about as well as it can be tuned. However, even these best temperament interpretations of 54edo are quite high in [[badness]] compared to its immediate neighbours [[53edo|53-]] and [[55edo]], both of which are [[Historical temperaments|historically significant]] for different reasons, leaving it mostly unexplored so far.

The 54cdd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[hexe]] temperament, while the 54bdf val does higher limit [[muggles]] about as well as it can be tuned. The overall best val of 54edo in the 17-limit is probably 54c, which preserves the 2.3.5.7.13 mapping of 27edo and corrects the 11th and 17th harmonics with a consistently sharp tendency.

However, even these best temperament interpretations of 54edo are quite high in [[badness]] compared to its immediate neighbours [[53edo|53-]] and [[55edo]], both of which are [[Historical temperaments|historically significant]] for different reasons, leaving it mostly unexplored so far.

=== Odd harmonics ===

~~=== Octave stretch ===~~

54edo’s approximations of 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1, 19/1 and 23/1 are all improved by [[Gallery of arithmetic pitch sequences#APS of mérides|APS4/5méride]], a [[Octave stretch|stretched-octave]] version of 54edo. The trade-off is a slightly worse 2/1.

If one prefers a ''[[Octave shrinking|compressed-octave]]'' tuning instead, [[86edt]], [[126ed5]] and [[152ed7]] are possible choices. They improve upon 54edo’s 3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 17/1, at the cost of its 2/1, 11/1 and 13/1.

[[ed255/128#54ed255/128|54ed255/128]] is another compressed octave option. It improves upon 54edo’s 3/1, 5/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1 and 19/1, at slight cost to the 2/1 and 7/1. Its 2/1 is the least accurate of all the tunings mentioned in this section, though still accurate enough that it has low [[harmonic entropy]].

There are also some nearby [[Zeta peak index]] (ZPI) tunings which can be used to improve 54edo’s approximation of JI: 262zpi, 263zpi, 264zpi and 265zpi. The main Zeta peak index page details all four tunings.

=== Subsets and supersets ===

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== Notation ==

=== Ups and downs notation ===

~~Using~~ [[~~Helmholtz–Ellis~~]] ~~accidentals~~, ~~54edo~~ can also be notated ~~using~~ [[~~ups and downs notation~~]]:

54edo can be notated with [[ups and downs]], spoken as up, dup, trup, quup (or downquip), dudsharp, downsharp, sharp, upsharp, etc. and down, dud, trud, quud (or upquid), dupflat, etc. Note that quudsharp (quadruple-down sharp) is equivalent to quip (quintuple-up) and quupflat (quadruple-up flat) is equivalent to quid (quintuple-down).

It can also be notated by borrowing [[Helmholtz–Ellis]] accidentals:

Here, a sharp raises by eight steps, and a flat lowers by eight steps, so single, double, and triple arrows along with Stein–Zimmerman [[24edo#Notation|quarter-tone]] accidentals can be used to fill in the gap.

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In the diagrams above, a sagittal symbol followed by an equals sign (=) means that the following comma is the symbol's [[Sagittal notation#Primary comma|primary comma]] (the comma it ''exactly'' represents in JI), while an approximately equals sign (≈) means it is a secondary comma (a comma it ''approximately'' represents in JI). In both cases the symbol exactly represents the tempered version of the comma in this EDO.

== Octave stretch or compression ==

54edo’s approximations of 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1, 19/1 and 23/1 are all improved by [[ed6|139ed6]], a [[Octave stretch|stretched-octave]] version of 54edo. The trade-off is a slightly worse 2/1 and 19/1.

If one prefers a ''[[Octave shrinking|compressed-octave]]'' tuning instead, [[zpi|264zpi]] is a good choice, improving upon 54edo’s 3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 17/1, at the cost of its 2/1, 11/1 and 13/1.

== Scales ==

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 The [[patent val]] of this edo takes the same fifth as [[27edo]], but the [[mapping]] for harmonic 5 is different. It tempers out [[2048/2025]] in the 5-limit, making it a [[diaschismic]] system. It is the highest edo in which the best mappings of the major 3rd ([[5/4]]) and harmonic 7th ([[7/4]]), 17\54 and 44\54, are exactly 600{{c}} apart, making them suitable for harmonies using tritone substitutions. In other words, this is the last edo tempering out [[50/49]]. This means it extends quite simply to the 7- and 11-limit using the [[pajarous]] mapping and to the 13-limit using the 54f val, falling neatly between the 7- and 13-limit [[Target tuning #Minimax tuning|minimax tunings]].
-The 54cd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[hexe]] temperament, while the 54bdf val does higher limit [[muggles]] about as well as it can be tuned. However, even these best temperament interpretations of 54edo are quite high in [[badness]] compared to its immediate neighbours [[53edo|53-]] and [[55edo]], both of which are [[Historical temperaments|historically significant]] for different reasons, leaving it mostly unexplored so far.
+The 54cdd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[hexe]] temperament, while the 54bdf val does higher limit [[muggles]] about as well as it can be tuned. The overall best val of 54edo in the 17-limit is probably 54c, which preserves the 2.3.5.7.13 mapping of 27edo and corrects the 11th and 17th harmonics with a consistently sharp tendency.
+However, even these best temperament interpretations of 54edo are quite high in [[badness]] compared to its immediate neighbours [[53edo|53-]] and [[55edo]], both of which are [[Historical temperaments|historically significant]] for different reasons, leaving it mostly unexplored so far.
 === Odd harmonics ===
 {{Harmonics in equal|54}}
-=== Octave stretch ===
-edo’s approximations of 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1, 19/1 and 23/1 are all improved by [[Gallery of arithmetic pitch sequences#APS of mérides|APS4/5méride]], a [[Octave stretch|stretched-octave]] version of 54edo. The trade-off is a slightly worse 2/1.
-If one prefers a ''[[Octave shrinking|compressed-octave]]'' tuning instead, [[86edt]], [[126ed5]] and [[152ed7]] are possible choices. They improve upon 54edo’s  3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 17/1, at the cost of its 2/1, 11/1 and 13/1.
-[[ed255/128#54ed255/128|54ed255/128]] is another compressed octave option. It improves upon 54edo’s 3/1, 5/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1 and 19/1, at slight cost to the 2/1 and 7/1. Its 2/1 is the least accurate of all the tunings mentioned in this section, though still accurate enough that it has low [[harmonic entropy]].
-There are also some nearby [[Zeta peak index]] (ZPI) tunings which can be used to improve 54edo’s approximation of JI: 262zpi, 263zpi, 264zpi and 265zpi. The main Zeta peak index page details all four tunings.
 === Subsets and supersets ===
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 == Notation ==
 === Ups and downs notation ===
-Using [[Helmholtz–Ellis]] accidentals, 54edo can also be notated using [[ups and downs notation]]:
+edo can be notated with [[ups and downs]], spoken as up, dup, trup, quup (or downquip), dudsharp, downsharp, sharp, upsharp, etc. and down, dud, trud, quud (or upquid), dupflat, etc. Note that quudsharp (quadruple-down sharp) is equivalent to quip (quintuple-up) and quupflat (quadruple-up flat) is equivalent to quid (quintuple-down).
+{{Ups and downs sharpness}}
+It can also be notated by borrowing [[Helmholtz–Ellis]] accidentals:
 {{Sharpness-sharp8}}
 Here, a sharp raises by eight steps, and a flat lowers by eight steps, so single, double, and triple arrows along with Stein–Zimmerman [[24edo#Notation|quarter-tone]] accidentals can be used to fill in the gap.
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 In the diagrams above, a sagittal symbol followed by an equals sign (=) means that the following comma is the symbol's [[Sagittal notation#Primary comma|primary comma]] (the comma it ''exactly'' represents in JI), while an approximately equals sign (≈) means it is a secondary comma (a comma it ''approximately'' represents in JI). In both cases the symbol exactly represents the tempered version of the comma in this EDO.
+== Octave stretch or compression ==
+edo’s approximations of 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 11/1, 13/1, 17/1, 19/1 and 23/1 are all improved by [[ed6|139ed6]], a [[Octave stretch|stretched-octave]] version of 54edo. The trade-off is a slightly worse 2/1 and 19/1.
+If one prefers a ''[[Octave shrinking|compressed-octave]]'' tuning instead, [[zpi|264zpi]] is a good choice, improving upon 54edo’s 3/1, 5/1, 7/1 and 17/1, at the cost of its 2/1, 11/1 and 13/1.
 == Scales ==