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17/16 is also called as '''[[Wikipedia:Minor diatonic semitone|minor diatonic semitone]]''', which is contrast to the [[5-limit]] major diatonic semitone of [[16/15]]. The difference between them is [[256/255]], about 6.8¢. | 17/16 is also called as '''[[Wikipedia:Minor diatonic semitone|minor diatonic semitone]]''', which is contrast to the [[5-limit]] major diatonic semitone of [[16/15]]. The difference between them is [[256/255]], about 6.8¢. | ||
17/16 is almost exactly 1/3 of the [[6/5]] minor third. The difference between 6/5 and three 17/16 semitones is [[24576/24565]], an interval of approximately 0.8¢. | |||
== Terminology and notation == | == Terminology and notation == | ||