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=== Additional properties ===
=== Additional properties ===
36edo offers a good approximation to the [[acoustic phi|acoustic golden ratio]], as 25\36. [[Heinz Bohlen]] proposed 36edo as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale. The 13th harmonic (octave reduced) is so closely mapped on [[acoustic phi]] that 36edo could be treated as a 2.3.7.ϕ.17 temperament.
36edo has almost 50% relative error on harmonics 5/1 and 11/1. This means that whether one [[octave stretch|stretches]] or [[octave shrinking|compresses]] the octave, either way it will improve 36edo's approximations of [[JI]], but in opposite directions, as long as it is done by the right amount.  
36edo has almost 50% relative error on harmonics 5/1 and 11/1. This means that whether one [[octave stretch|stretches]] or [[octave shrinking|compresses]] the octave, either way it will improve 36edo's approximations of [[JI]], but in opposite directions, as long as it is done by the right amount.  
36edo also offers a good approximation to the [[acoustic phi|acoustic golden ratio]], as 25\36. [[Heinz Bohlen]] proposed 36edo as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale. The 13th harmonic (octave reduced) is so closely mapped on [[acoustic phi]] that 36edo could be treated as a 2.3.7.ϕ.17 temperament.


Thanks to its sevenths, 36edo is an ideal tuning for its size for [[metallic harmony]].
Thanks to its sevenths, 36edo is an ideal tuning for its size for [[metallic harmony]].