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| Name = otonal minor third, octave-reduced 19th harmonic | | Name = otonal minor third, octave-reduced 19th harmonic | ||
| Color name = 19o3, ino 3rd | | Color name = 19o3, ino 3rd | ||
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'''19/16''' is a [[19-limit]] interval, 297.5 [[cent]]s in size, the '''otonal minor third''' or '''octave-reduced 19th harmonic''', which is extremely close to the minor third of [[12edo]] (300 cents). It is an ''undevicesimal | '''19/16''' is a [[19-limit]] interval, 297.5 [[cent]]s in size, the '''otonal minor third''' or '''octave-reduced 19th harmonic''', which is extremely close to the minor third of [[12edo]] (300 cents). It is an ''undevicesimal schisma'' aka ''Boethius' comma'' ([[513/512]]) above the [[32/27|Pythagorean minor third]]. | ||
== Approximation == | == Approximation == | ||
19/16 is very accurately approximated by [[121edo]] (30\121), although technically there is a slight difference, as that of 121edo is 0.007645 cents sharper. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||