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'''69/64''', the '''nice second''', is the octave-reduced 69th harmonic. It is a [[23-limit]] interval that is near the border between neutral and supraminor seconds (although it is defined as an augmented unison by the [[FJS]]). It is [[897/896]] above the more common [[14/13]] interval, and so qualifies as a sinaic, as well as being roughly equidistant from the well-known [[17/16]] minor second and [[35/32]] neutral second. | '''69/64''', the '''nice second''', is the octave-reduced 69th harmonic. It is a [[23-limit]] interval that is near the border between neutral and supraminor seconds (although it is defined as an augmented unison by the [[FJS]]). It is [[897/896]] above the more common [[14/13]] interval, and so qualifies as a sinaic, as well as being roughly equidistant from the well-known [[17/16]] minor second and the [[35/32]] neutral second. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
This interval was named by [[User:Jerdle|Jerdle]] in 2024. While the name "nice" resembles a combination of "neutral" and "vicesimotertial", the actual origin is rather different. | This interval was named by [[User:Jerdle|Jerdle]] in 2024. While the name "nice" resembles a combination of "neutral" and "vicesimotertial", the actual origin is rather different, coming from the number 69 being [[wikipedia:69_(number)#In_culture|associated with the word "nice"]] on the internet. | ||
[[Category:Octave-reduced harmonics]] | |||
[[Category:23-limit intervals]] | |||
[[Category:Neutral second]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:31, 20 January 2026
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vicesimotertial supraminor second,
vicesimotertial neutral second,
69th harmonic
reduced harmonic
69/64, the nice second, is the octave-reduced 69th harmonic. It is a 23-limit interval that is near the border between neutral and supraminor seconds (although it is defined as an augmented unison by the FJS). It is 897/896 above the more common 14/13 interval, and so qualifies as a sinaic, as well as being roughly equidistant from the well-known 17/16 minor second and the 35/32 neutral second.
Etymology
This interval was named by Jerdle in 2024. While the name "nice" resembles a combination of "neutral" and "vicesimotertial", the actual origin is rather different, coming from the number 69 being associated with the word "nice" on the internet.