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'''17/8''' is the distance between the 17th and the 8th harmonic. It spans the size of 1304.95541 | '''17/8''' is the distance between the 17th and the 8th harmonic. It spans the size of 1304.95541 [[cent]]s. It is essentially a large septendecimal semitone ([[17/16]]) but one [[octave]] higher. | ||
This interval is a near-perfect approximation of the minor ninth in [[12edo]], with an error of only ~ | This interval is a near-perfect approximation of the minor ninth in [[12edo]], with an error of only ~5 cents, stemming from 12edo's near-perfect approximation of the [[2.3.17.19 subgroup]]. | ||