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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
| JI glyph =
| Name = septimal acute major seventh, aberschismic major seventh
| Ratio = 40/21
| Color name = ry7, ruyo 7th
| Monzo = 3 -1 1 -1
| Cents = 1115.53281
| Name = small septimal suboctave, <br> acute major seventh
| Color name =  
| FJS name =
| Sound = jid_40_21_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
| Sound = jid_40_21_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
}}
}}
'''40/21''', conventionally known as the '''septimal acute major seventh''', is an interval in [[7-limit]] [[just intonation]] measuring about 1115.5 [[cent]]s. Despite being approximated by the diminished octave in systems like septimal [[meantone]], and even being called the ''septimal diminished octave'' by some musicians due to analogy with [[21/20]] being called the "septimal chromatic semitone", 40/21 functions as a major seventh, as is supported by [[Sagittal notation]], [[Helmholtz–Ellis notation]] and [[Functional Just System]], viewed as the [[243/128|Pythagorean major seventh (243/128)]] altered by an [[aberschisma]]. This gives rise to the more precise name '''aberschismic major seventh'''.


'''40/21''', is a [[7-limit]] interval which despite being dubbed the '''small septimal diminished octave''', is actually a type of major seventh for much the same reason that [[21/20]] is actually a diatonic semitone of sorts, specifically is it dubbed the '''acute major seventh''' by the Huygens-Fokker Foundation.
== Approximation ==
{{Interval edo approximation|40/21}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[21/20]] – its [[octave complement]]
* [[21/20]] – its [[octave complement]]
* [[Gallery of just intervals]]


[[category:interval]]
[[Category:Seventh]]
[[category:7-limit]]
[[Category:Major seventh]]
[[Category:todo:expand]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 1 August 2026

Interval information
Ratio 40/21
Factorization 23 × 3-1 × 5 × 7-1
Monzo [3 -1 1 -1
Size in cents 1115.533¢
Names septimal acute major seventh,
aberschismic major seventh
Color name ry7, ruyo 7th
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{M7}^{5}_{7} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 9.71425
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 10.6439
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 21

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40/21, conventionally known as the septimal acute major seventh, is an interval in 7-limit just intonation measuring about 1115.5 cents. Despite being approximated by the diminished octave in systems like septimal meantone, and even being called the septimal diminished octave by some musicians due to analogy with 21/20 being called the "septimal chromatic semitone", 40/21 functions as a major seventh, as is supported by Sagittal notation, Helmholtz–Ellis notation and Functional Just System, viewed as the Pythagorean major seventh (243/128) altered by an aberschisma. This gives rise to the more precise name aberschismic major seventh.

Approximation

Edo approximations for 40/21 (1115.53 ¢)
≤ 80edo, relative error ≤ 10%
Edo Step size Cents (¢) Absolute error (¢) Relative error (%)
13 12\13 1107.69 -7.84 -8.49
14 13\14 1114.29 -1.25 -1.45
15 14\15 1120.00 +4.47 +5.58
27 25\27 1111.11 -4.42 -9.95
28 26\28 1114.29 -1.25 -2.91
29 27\29 1117.24 +1.71 +4.13
42 39\42 1114.29 -1.25 -4.36
43 40\43 1116.28 +0.75 +2.67
44 41\44 1118.18 +2.65 +9.71
56 52\56 1114.29 -1.25 -5.82
57 53\57 1115.79 +0.26 +1.22
58 54\58 1117.24 +1.71 +8.26
70 65\70 1114.29 -1.25 -7.27
71 66\71 1115.49 -0.04 -0.24
72 67\72 1116.67 +1.13 +6.80

See also