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==Theory==

Twenty-one equal divisions of the octave provides ~~the sonic fingerprint of the augmented and~~ 7-edo ~~family~~, while also giving a some higher harmony possibilities and fun intervals like the apotome. The system can be treated as three intertwining 7-edo or "equi-heptatonic" scales, or as seven 3-edo ''augmented'' triads. The 7/4 at 968.826 cents is only off in 21-tone by 2.6 cents, which is better than any other EDO <26.

Twenty-one equal divisions of the octave provides both 7-edo as a subset and the familiar 400-cent major third, while also giving a some higher harmony possibilities and fun intervals like the apotome. The system can be treated as three intertwining 7-edo or "equi-heptatonic" scales, or as seven 3-edo ''augmented'' triads. The 7/4 at 968.826 cents is only off in 21-tone by 2.6 cents, which is better than any other EDO <26.

In diatonically-related terms, 21-EDO possesses four types of 2nd (subminor, minor, submajor, and supermajor), three types of 3rd (subminor, neutral, and major), a "third-fourth" (an interval that can function as either a supermajor 3rd or a narrow 4th), a wide (or acute) 4th, and a narrow tritone, as well as the octave-inversions of all of these intervals.

In temperament terms, 21-EDO can be treated as a 13-limit temperament, but of harmonics 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, the only harmonic 21-EDO approximates with anything approaching a near-Just flavor is the 7th harmonic. On the other hand, 21-EDO provides exceptionally accurate tunings of the 15th, 23rd, and 29th harmonics (within 3 cents or less), as well as a very reasonable approximation of the 27th harmonic (around 8 cents sharp). As such, treating 21-EDO as a 2.7.15.23.27.29 subgroup temperament allows for a more accurate ~~rationalization~~ of the tuning, since almost every interval in 21-EDO can be described as a ratio within the 29-odd-limit. 21-EDO also works well on the 2.9/5.11/5.13/5.17/5.35/5 subgroup, which is possibly a more sensible way to treat it.

In temperament terms, 21-EDO can be treated as a 13-limit temperament, but of harmonics 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, the only harmonic 21-EDO approximates with anything approaching a near-Just flavor is the 7th harmonic. On the other hand, 21-EDO provides exceptionally accurate tunings of the 15th, 23rd, and 29th harmonics (within 3 cents or less), as well as a very reasonable approximation of the 27th harmonic (around 8 cents sharp). As such, treating 21-EDO as a 2.7.15.23.27.29 subgroup temperament allows for a more accurate JI interpretation of the tuning, since almost every interval in 21-EDO can be described as a ratio within the 29-odd-limit. 21-EDO also works well on the 2.9/5.11/5.13/5.17/5.35/5 subgroup, which is possibly a more sensible way to treat it.

The patent val for 21edo tempers out 128/125 and 2187/2000 in the 5-limit, and supplies the optimal patent val for the 5-limit [[Laconic_Family|laconic]] temperament tempering out 2187/2000, and also the optimal patent val for 7-limit, 11-limit and 13-limit laconic, spartan and gorgo temperaments. These temperaments lead to some "interesting" mappings, where 10/9 is larger than 9/8, 11/9 is larger than 16/13, and 8/7 maps to the same interval as 10/9, for instance.

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 ==Theory==
-Twenty-one equal divisions of the octave provides the sonic fingerprint of the augmented and 7-edo family, while also giving a some higher harmony possibilities and fun intervals like the apotome. The system can be treated as three intertwining 7-edo or "equi-heptatonic" scales, or as seven 3-edo ''augmented'' triads. The 7/4 at 968.826 cents is only off in 21-tone by 2.6 cents, which is better than any other EDO &lt;26.
+Twenty-one equal divisions of the octave provides both 7-edo as a subset and the familiar 400-cent major third, while also giving a some higher harmony possibilities and fun intervals like the apotome. The system can be treated as three intertwining 7-edo or "equi-heptatonic" scales, or as seven 3-edo ''augmented'' triads. The 7/4 at 968.826 cents is only off in 21-tone by 2.6 cents, which is better than any other EDO &lt;26.
 In diatonically-related terms, 21-EDO possesses four types of 2nd (subminor, minor, submajor, and supermajor), three types of 3rd (subminor, neutral, and major), a "third-fourth" (an interval that can function as either a supermajor 3rd or a narrow 4th), a wide (or acute) 4th, and a narrow tritone, as well as the octave-inversions of all of these intervals.
-In temperament terms, 21-EDO can be treated as a 13-limit temperament, but of harmonics 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, the only harmonic 21-EDO approximates with anything approaching a near-Just flavor is the 7th harmonic. On the other hand, 21-EDO provides exceptionally accurate tunings of the 15th, 23rd, and 29th harmonics (within 3 cents or less), as well as a very reasonable approximation of the 27th harmonic (around 8 cents sharp). As such, treating 21-EDO as a 2.7.15.23.27.29 subgroup temperament allows for a more accurate rationalization of the tuning, since almost every interval in 21-EDO can be described as a ratio within the 29-odd-limit. 21-EDO also works well on the 2.9/5.11/5.13/5.17/5.35/5 subgroup, which is possibly a more sensible way to treat it.
+In temperament terms, 21-EDO can be treated as a 13-limit temperament, but of harmonics 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, the only harmonic 21-EDO approximates with anything approaching a near-Just flavor is the 7th harmonic. On the other hand, 21-EDO provides exceptionally accurate tunings of the 15th, 23rd, and 29th harmonics (within 3 cents or less), as well as a very reasonable approximation of the 27th harmonic (around 8 cents sharp). As such, treating 21-EDO as a 2.7.15.23.27.29 subgroup temperament allows for a more accurate JI interpretation of the tuning, since almost every interval in 21-EDO can be described as a ratio within the 29-odd-limit. 21-EDO also works well on the 2.9/5.11/5.13/5.17/5.35/5 subgroup, which is possibly a more sensible way to treat it.
 The patent val for 21edo tempers out 128/125 and 2187/2000 in the 5-limit, and supplies the optimal patent val for the 5-limit [[Laconic_Family|laconic]] temperament tempering out 2187/2000, and also the optimal patent val for 7-limit, 11-limit and 13-limit laconic, spartan and gorgo temperaments. These temperaments lead to some "interesting" mappings, where 10/9 is larger than 9/8, 11/9 is larger than 16/13, and 8/7 maps to the same interval as 10/9, for instance.