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'''47-limit''' is the 15th [[prime limit]] and is thus a superset of the [[43-limit]] and a subset of the [[53-limit]]. In 47-limit [[just intonation]], all ratios in the system will contain no primes higher than 47.
The '''47-limit''' consists of [[just intonation]] [[interval]]s whose [[ratio]]s contain no [[prime factor]]s higher than 47. It is the 15th [[prime limit]] and is thus a superset of the [[43-limit]] and a subset of the [[53-limit]].  


It is the highest prime limit that can be represented with [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation]].
It is the highest prime limit that can be represented with [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation]].
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Harmonic limit]]
* [[47-odd-limit]]


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Revision as of 10:44, 7 January 2024

The 47-limit consists of just intonation intervals whose ratios contain no prime factors higher than 47. It is the 15th prime limit and is thus a superset of the 43-limit and a subset of the 53-limit.

It is the highest prime limit that can be represented with Helmholtz-Ellis notation.

Music

Randy Wells

See also