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== Theory ==

239edo ~~has~~ a sharp tendency~~, with~~ [[prime harmonic]]s 3 through 11 all tuned sharp. The ~~equal temperament [[tempering out|tempers out]]~~ [[~~2401~~/~~2400~~]], [[~~5120/5103~~]], ~~and 29360128/29296875 in the 7-limit, [[support]]ing~~ the ~~[[hemififths]] temperament and providing an excellent tuning. It also supports and provides a good tuning for [[quasiorwell]] and [[alphaquarter]]. In the 11-limit,~~ it ~~tempers out~~ [[~~3025/3024]], [[4000/3993]], [[5632/5625~~]]~~, and 12005/11979~~.

239edo excels as an [[11-limit]] system with a sharp tendency: [[prime harmonic]]s 3 through 11 are all tuned sharp. The accuracy of [[12/11]] is particularly notable, as 30\239 represents a [[convergent]] to this interval, although the circle it forms is only [[consistent circle|weakly consistent]].

It also encompasses a large variety of higher primes, specifically commendable in the 2.3.5.7.11.17.29.31.37.43.53.59 subgroup.

239 is a convergent to the [[argent temperament]], where the perfect fourth and fifth are in the logarithmic ratio of 1:√2, and with a fifth in this range, tempers out [[5120/5103]] with great accuracy. This implies that [[81/80]] and [[64/63]] are equated (to 5 steps), that three wholetones ([[9/8]]) stack to [[10/7]], and that the [[2187/2048|apotome]], the [[256/243|limma]], and the [[Pythagorean comma]] are equated with [[15/14]] (24 steps), [[21/20]] (17 steps), and [[50/49]] (7 steps) respectively.

Another notable feature of 239edo is that many of its [[5-limit]] intervals are mapped to composite numbers of steps: [[3/2]] to 140, [[4/3]] to 99, [[5/3]] to 176, [[5/4]] to 77, [[6/5]] to 63, and [[8/5]] to 162. Not only that, but plenty of these form relatively simple logarithmic ratios with each other, as described by [[Don Page comma]]s. In particular: [[gammic]], where 9 units form 6/5, 11 form 5/4, and 20 form 3/2; [[quartonic]], where 7 units form 6/5, 11 form 4/3, and 18 form 8/5; and [[escapade]], where 7 units form 5/4, 9 form 4/3, and 16 form 5/3, are all supported by 239edo with generators 7\239, 9\239, and 11\239 respectively. 239edo is describable as the unique intersection of any two of these.

As a result, 239edo possesses many of the structures associated with temperaments such as [[tetracot]], [[porcupine]], [[bleu]], [[orwell]], and [[sensamagic]], but with interpretations of their generators that are generally much more precise than those temperaments provide (and are thus distinguished from the intervals that those temperaments' simplest generators are mapped to in 239edo). This proves advantageous in terms of adeptness at representing different "flavors" of categories of interval: for example, 239edo distinguishes [[11/10]] (the "pine" generator, 1/3 of a perfect fourth) at 33\239, from [[32/29]] (the diminished third on the chain of fifths) at 34\239, from [[31/28]] (the "tetracot" generator, 1/4 of a perfect fifth) at 35\239, from [[10/9]] (the sesquiaugmented unison) at 36\239.

In addition to its 11-limit, 239edo also encompasses a large variety of higher primes, and is specifically commendable in the 2.3.5.7.11.17.29.31.37.43.53.59 subgroup. Primes 23, 67, and 71 are for the most part usable as well, though one should be cautious about pitting 23 against sharp odds (like 9 or 33).

The equal temperament [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[2401/2400]], [[5120/5103]], [[10976/10935]], and 29360128/29296875 in the 7-limit, [[support]]ing the [[hemififths]] temperament and providing an excellent tuning. It also supports and provides a good tuning for [[quasiorwell]], [[neptune]], and [[alphaquarter]]. In the 11-limit, it tempers out [[3025/3024]], [[4000/3993]], [[5632/5625]], [[12005/11979]], and [[41503/41472]], supporting [[quadrafifths]] and [[unthirds]].

=== Prime harmonics ===

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 == Theory ==
-edo has a sharp tendency, with [[prime harmonic]]s 3 through 11 all tuned sharp. The equal temperament [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[2401/2400]], [[5120/5103]], and 29360128/29296875 in the 7-limit, [[support]]ing the [[hemififths]] temperament and providing an excellent tuning. It also supports and provides a good tuning for [[quasiorwell]] and [[alphaquarter]]. In the 11-limit, it tempers out [[3025/3024]], [[4000/3993]], [[5632/5625]], and 12005/11979.
+edo excels as an [[11-limit]] system with a sharp tendency: [[prime harmonic]]s 3 through 11 are all tuned sharp. The accuracy of [[12/11]] is particularly notable, as 30\239 represents a [[convergent]] to this interval, although the circle it forms is only [[consistent circle|weakly consistent]].
-It also encompasses a large variety of higher primes, specifically commendable in the 2.3.5.7.11.17.29.31.37.43.53.59 subgroup.
+is a convergent to the [[argent temperament]], where the perfect fourth and fifth are in the logarithmic ratio of 1:√2, and with a fifth in this range, tempers out [[5120/5103]] with great accuracy. This implies that [[81/80]] and [[64/63]] are equated (to 5 steps), that three wholetones ([[9/8]]) stack to [[10/7]], and that the [[2187/2048|apotome]], the [[256/243|limma]], and the [[Pythagorean comma]] are equated with [[15/14]] (24 steps), [[21/20]] (17 steps), and [[50/49]] (7 steps) respectively.
+Another notable feature of 239edo is that many of its [[5-limit]] intervals are mapped to composite numbers of steps: [[3/2]] to 140, [[4/3]] to 99, [[5/3]] to 176, [[5/4]] to 77, [[6/5]] to 63, and [[8/5]] to 162. Not only that, but plenty of these form relatively simple logarithmic ratios with each other, as described by [[Don Page comma]]s. In particular: [[gammic]], where 9 units form 6/5, 11 form 5/4, and 20 form 3/2; [[quartonic]], where 7 units form 6/5, 11 form 4/3, and 18 form 8/5; and [[escapade]], where 7 units form 5/4, 9 form 4/3, and 16 form 5/3, are all supported by 239edo with generators 7\239, 9\239, and 11\239 respectively. 239edo is describable as the unique intersection of any two of these.
+As a result, 239edo possesses many of the structures associated with temperaments such as [[tetracot]], [[porcupine]], [[bleu]], [[orwell]], and [[sensamagic]], but with interpretations of their generators that are generally much more precise than those temperaments provide (and are thus distinguished from the intervals that those temperaments' simplest generators are mapped to in 239edo). This proves advantageous in terms of adeptness at representing different "flavors" of categories of interval: for example, 239edo distinguishes [[11/10]] (the "pine" generator, 1/3 of a perfect fourth) at 33\239, from [[32/29]] (the diminished third on the chain of fifths) at 34\239, from [[31/28]] (the "tetracot" generator, 1/4 of a perfect fifth) at 35\239, from [[10/9]] (the sesquiaugmented unison) at 36\239.
+In addition to its 11-limit, 239edo also encompasses a large variety of higher primes, and is specifically commendable in the 2.3.5.7.11.17.29.31.37.43.53.59 subgroup. Primes 23, 67, and 71 are for the most part usable as well, though one should be cautious about pitting 23 against sharp odds (like 9 or 33).
+The equal temperament [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[2401/2400]], [[5120/5103]], [[10976/10935]], and 29360128/29296875 in the 7-limit, [[support]]ing the [[hemififths]] temperament and providing an excellent tuning. It also supports and provides a good tuning for [[quasiorwell]], [[neptune]], and [[alphaquarter]]. In the 11-limit, it tempers out [[3025/3024]], [[4000/3993]], [[5632/5625]], [[12005/11979]], and [[41503/41472]], supporting [[quadrafifths]] and [[unthirds]].
 === Prime harmonics ===