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The '''tritone''' is the name of a musical interval that is made up of three [[Tone|whole tones]]. In [[12edo]] the tritone is exactly 600 ~~cents~~, or sqrt(2). As such, the term is also used generally to refer to any pitch in the neighborhood of ~~600c~~, or roughly halfway between [[4/3]] and [[3/2]].

The '''tritone''' is the name of a musical interval that is made up of three [[Tone|whole tones]]. In [[12edo]] the tritone is exactly 600 [[cent]]s, or sqrt(2). As such, the term is also used generally to refer to any pitch in the neighborhood of 600 ¢, or roughly halfway between [[4/3]] and [[3/2]].

In tunings other than 12edo, and particularly in [[just intonation]], there are a number of different tritones which have subtly different flavors, such as [[7/5]] and [[10/7]]. The temperament eliminating [[50/49]] is of particular interest in that it equates these two tritones, and provides a JI basis for the ~~12-EDO~~ concept of the "tritone substitution."

In tunings other than 12edo, and particularly in [[just intonation]], there are a number of different tritones which have subtly different flavors, such as [[7/5]] and [[10/7]]. The temperament eliminating [[50/49]] is of particular interest in that it equates these two tritones, and provides a JI basis for the 12edo concept of the "tritone substitution".

The following table compares selected JI tritone pairs:

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-The '''tritone''' is the name of a musical interval that is made up of three [[Tone|whole tones]]. In [[12edo]] the tritone is exactly 600 cents, or sqrt(2). As such, the term is also used generally to refer to any pitch in the neighborhood of 600c, or roughly halfway between [[4/3]] and [[3/2]].
+The '''tritone''' is the name of a musical interval that is made up of three [[Tone|whole tones]]. In [[12edo]] the tritone is exactly 600 [[cent]]s, or sqrt(2). As such, the term is also used generally to refer to any pitch in the neighborhood of 600 ¢, or roughly halfway between [[4/3]] and [[3/2]].
-In tunings other than 12edo, and particularly in [[just intonation]], there are a number of different tritones which have subtly different flavors, such as [[7/5]] and [[10/7]]. The temperament eliminating [[50/49]] is of particular interest in that it equates these two tritones, and provides a JI basis for the 12-EDO concept of the "tritone substitution."
+In tunings other than 12edo, and particularly in [[just intonation]], there are a number of different tritones which have subtly different flavors, such as [[7/5]] and [[10/7]]. The temperament eliminating [[50/49]] is of particular interest in that it equates these two tritones, and provides a JI basis for the 12edo concept of the "tritone substitution".
 The following table compares selected JI tritone pairs:
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-[[Category:Interval]]
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