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* Approximates a complex yet uprooted 17-limit interval relative to the Tonic and can be used...
* Approximates a complex yet uprooted 17-limit interval relative to the Tonic and can be used...
:* As an unexpected option for a Diatonic-type semitone in Western-Classical-based harmony
:* As an unexpected option for a Diatonic-type semitone in Western-Classical-based harmony
* Is the closest approximation of [[19edo]]'s Minor Second found in this system, and thus...
* Is the closest approximation of 19edo's Minor Second found in this system, and thus...
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
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:* Is useful for modulating to keys that are not found on the same circle of fifths
:* Is useful for modulating to keys that are not found on the same circle of fifths
* Is one third of this system's approximation of the Classic Augmented Fourth
* Is one third of this system's approximation of the Classic Augmented Fourth
* Is the closest approximation of [[19edo]]'s Major Second found in this system, and thus...
* Is the closest approximation of 19edo's Major Second found in this system, and thus...
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
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:* It can be thought of as a type of second when acting in this capacity
:* It can be thought of as a type of second when acting in this capacity
* Is likely the smallest interval in this system that can be used in chords without causing crowding
* Is likely the smallest interval in this system that can be used in chords without causing crowding
* Is the closest approximation of 16edo's Supermajor Second found in this system, and thus...
:* Is capable of being used in certain similar melodic and harmonic gestures, albeit with caveats, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system 
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:* It can be used both in triads framed by a Perfect Fourth and in triads Framed by a Perfect Fifth
:* It can be used both in triads framed by a Perfect Fourth and in triads Framed by a Perfect Fifth
* Is one half of a Perfect Fourth in this system
* Is one half of a Perfect Fourth in this system
* Is the closest approximation of [[19edo]]'s Semifourth found in this system, and thus...
* Is the closest approximation of 19edo's Semifourth found in this system, and thus...
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
* Is the closest approximation of 24edo's Semifourth, and thus...
* Is the closest approximation of 24edo's Semifourth, and thus...
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::* It is one of four perfect consonances in this system, rendering it extremely suitable for use in a Tonic triad in Western-Classical-based polypedal harmony
::* It is one of four perfect consonances in this system, rendering it extremely suitable for use in a Tonic triad in Western-Classical-based polypedal harmony
* Is reachable through stacking two of this system's approximation of the octave-reduced seventeenth harmonic
* Is reachable through stacking two of this system's approximation of the octave-reduced seventeenth harmonic
* Is the closest approximation of [[19edo]]'s Minor Third found in this system, and thus...
* Is the closest approximation of 19edo's Minor Third found in this system, and thus...
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
:* Can be used in melodic and harmonic gestures reminiscent of those found in that system, since such moves on their own don't work the exact same way in this system
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