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{{Wikipedia|Neutral second}} | {{Wikipedia|Neutral second}} | ||
'''12/11''', the | '''12/11''', conventionally the '''(lesser) undecimal neutral second''', is an interval found between the 11th and 12th partials of the [[harmonic series]]. In [[just intonation]] it is represented by the [[superparticular ratio]] 12/11, and is about 150.6 [[cent]]s large. | ||
In [[Alpharabian tuning]] it is known as the '''Alpharabian tendoneutral second''', which contrasts [[88/81]], the other undecimal neutral second. | |||
The name ''lesser undecimal neutral second'' is said as opposed to [[11/10]], the larger undecimal neutral second or undecimal submajor second (~165 cents), from which it differs by [[121/120]] (~14.4 cents). [[Regular temperament|Temperaments]] which conflate the two (thus [[tempering out]] 121/120) include [[orwell]], [[porcupine]], [[mohajira]], [[valentine]], and their [[support]]ing [[edo]]s: [[15edo]], [[22edo]], [[31edo]], etc. | |||
Many Western listeners might describe 12/11 as sounding "exotic". | Many Western listeners might describe 12/11 as sounding "exotic". | ||