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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, occasionally used for mathematical convenience.
It also happens to be the ratio between the standard A of 440Hz and the nonstandard C of 256Hz occasionally used for mathematical convenience.
== Approximation ==
{{Interval edo approximation|55/32}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Sixth]]
[[Category:Sixth]]
[[Category:Supermajor sixth]]
[[Category:Supermajor sixth]]
{{todo|expand|improve synopsis}}
{{todo|improve synopsis}}