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== Theory ==

56edo shares its near perfect quality of classical major third with [[28edo]], which it doubles, while also adding a superpythagorean 5th that is a convergent towards the [[Metallic harmonic series|bronze metallic mean]], following [[17edo]] and preceding [[185edo]]. Because it contains 28edo's major third and also has a step size very close to the syntonic comma, 56edo contains very accurate approximations of both the classic major third [[5/4]] and the Pythagorean major third [[81/64]]. Unfortunately, this "Pythagorean major third" is not the major third as is stacked by fifths in 56edo. However, this interval represents the pythagorean major third consistently in [[224edo]], which is the quadruple of 56edo.

56edo shares its near perfect quality of classical major third with [[28edo]], which it doubles, while also adding a superpythagorean 5th with a [[5L 2s|diatonic]] [[step ratio]] that is a convergent towards the [[Metallic harmonic series|bronze metallic mean]], following [[17edo]] and preceding [[185edo]]. Because it contains 28edo's major third and also has a step size very close to the syntonic comma, 56edo contains very accurate approximations of both the classic major third [[5/4]] and the Pythagorean major third [[81/64]]. Unfortunately, this "Pythagorean major third" is not the major third as is stacked by fifths in 56edo. However, this interval represents the pythagorean major third consistently in [[224edo]], which is the quadruple of 56edo.

56edo has unambiguous approximations to prime harmonics up to [[19/1|19]], and possibly up to [[29/1|29]]. However, the harmonic [[3/1|3]] is quite sharp, leading harmonic [[9/1|9]] to be even more so, and causing intervals like [[10/9]], [[9/7]], and [[13/9]] to be inconsistent. Therefore, 56edo is not very popular compared to edos like [[53edo|53]] and [[58edo|58]].

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 == Theory ==
-edo shares its near perfect quality of classical major third with [[28edo]], which it doubles, while also adding a superpythagorean 5th that is a convergent towards the [[Metallic harmonic series|bronze metallic mean]], following [[17edo]] and preceding [[185edo]]. Because it contains 28edo's major third and also has a step size very close to the syntonic comma, 56edo contains very accurate approximations of both the classic major third [[5/4]] and the Pythagorean major third [[81/64]]. Unfortunately, this "Pythagorean major third" is not the major third as is stacked by fifths in 56edo. However, this interval represents the pythagorean major third consistently in [[224edo]], which is the quadruple of 56edo.
+edo shares its near perfect quality of classical major third with [[28edo]], which it doubles, while also adding a superpythagorean 5th with a [[5L 2s|diatonic]] [[step ratio]] that is a convergent towards the [[Metallic harmonic series|bronze metallic mean]], following [[17edo]] and preceding [[185edo]]. Because it contains 28edo's major third and also has a step size very close to the syntonic comma, 56edo contains very accurate approximations of both the classic major third [[5/4]] and the Pythagorean major third [[81/64]]. Unfortunately, this "Pythagorean major third" is not the major third as is stacked by fifths in 56edo. However, this interval represents the pythagorean major third consistently in [[224edo]], which is the quadruple of 56edo.
 edo has unambiguous approximations to prime harmonics up to [[19/1|19]], and possibly up to [[29/1|29]]. However, the harmonic [[3/1|3]] is quite sharp, leading harmonic [[9/1|9]] to be even more so, and causing intervals like [[10/9]], [[9/7]], and [[13/9]] to be inconsistent. Therefore, 56edo is not very popular compared to edos like [[53edo|53]] and [[58edo|58]].