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'''86400 EDO''' divides the octave into steps of 13.9 millicent, or alternately, exactly 1/72 of a cent each. It is notable because it is the equal division corresponding to the amount of seconds in a day.
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== Theory ==
== Theory ==
86400 is a significantly composite number factoring into 2^7 x 3^3 x 5^2. While it isn't in the ranks of highly composite and superabundant, it's abundancy index is about 2.66.
86400 is a number notable for being the number of seconds in a day, and as such it has a lot of divisors, factoring into 2^7 x 3^3 x 5^2. While it isn't in the ranks of highly composite and superabundant, it's abundancy index is about 2.66.


=== Table of selected intervals ===
=== Table of selected intervals ===
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== Tempered commas ==
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86400edo tempers out the [[Kirnberger's atom]] in the 5-limit.
 
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