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== In just intonation ==
== In just intonation ==
=== By prime limit ===
The only "perfect" fourth in JI is the '''Pythagorean perfect fourth''' of [[4/3]], about 498 cents in size, which corresponds to the MOS-based interval category of the diatonic perfect fourth and is the octave complement of the perfect fifth of [[3/2]]. However, various "out of tune" fourths exist, such as the '''Pythagorean wolf fourth''' [[177147/131072]], which is sharp of 4/3 by one [[Pythagorean comma]], and is about 522 cents in size.
The only "perfect" fourth in JI is the '''Pythagorean perfect fourth''' of [[4/3]], about 498 cents in size, which corresponds to the MOS-based interval category of the diatonic perfect fourth and is the octave complement of the perfect fifth of [[3/2]]. However, various "out of tune" fourths exist, such as the '''Pythagorean wolf fourth''' [[177147/131072]], which is sharp of 4/3 by one [[Pythagorean comma]], and is about 522 cents in size.


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** There is also an 11-limit '''grave fourth,''' which is a ratio of 33/25, and is about 480 cents.
** There is also an 11-limit '''grave fourth,''' which is a ratio of 33/25, and is about 480 cents.
* The 13-limit '''infrafourth''' is a ratio of 13/10, and is about 454 cents, but it might be better analyzed as an [[Major third|ultramajor third]]. Despite that, it is also here for completeness.
* The 13-limit '''infrafourth''' is a ratio of 13/10, and is about 454 cents, but it might be better analyzed as an [[Major third|ultramajor third]]. Despite that, it is also here for completeness.
=== By delta ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Delta 1
!Cents
!Delta 3
!Cents
!Delta 4
!Cents
!Delta 5
!Cents
!Delta 6
!Cents
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|4/3
|498c
|13/10
|454c
|15/11
|537c
|19/14
|529c
|23/17
|523c
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|17/13
|464c
|21/16
|471c
|25/19
|475c
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== In EDOs ==
== In EDOs ==