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'''261/256''', the '''29-limit ~sixth tone''', is a 2.3.29 subgroup comma. It is the amount by which 29/16 (the 29th harmonic) exceeds the Pythagorean minor seventh (16/9). It is significant in [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation]] as the formal comma to translate a Pythagorean interval to a nearby 29-limit (prefix???) interval. | '''261/256''', or the '''29-limit ~sixth tone''', is a 2.3.29 subgroup comma. It is the amount by which 29/16 (the 29th harmonic) exceeds the Pythagorean minor seventh (16/9). It is significant in [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation]] as the formal comma to translate a Pythagorean interval to a nearby 29-limit (prefix???) interval. | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 24 September 2023
| Ratio | 261/256 |
| Subgroup monzo | 2.3.29 [5 -6 1⟩ |
| Size in cents | 33.48719588¢ |
| Names | 29-limit ~sixth tone (HEJI) |
261/256, or the 29-limit ~sixth tone, is a 2.3.29 subgroup comma. It is the amount by which 29/16 (the 29th harmonic) exceeds the Pythagorean minor seventh (16/9). It is significant in Helmholtz-Ellis notation as the formal comma to translate a Pythagorean interval to a nearby 29-limit (prefix???) interval.