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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".
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:
The following table compares selected JI tritone pairs and the commas separating them:


{| class="wikitable sortable center-all right-3"
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! | prime limit
! | prime limit
! | distance from 600{{cent}}
! | distance from 600{{cent}}
!comma
|-
|-
| [[729/512]], [[1024/729]]  
| [[729/512]], [[1024/729]]  
| 3
| 3
| 11.730
| 11.730
|[[Pythagorean comma|531441/524288]]
|-
|-
| [[45/32]], [[64/45]]  
| [[45/32]], [[64/45]]  
| 5  
| 5  
| 9.776
| 9.776
|[[Diaschisma|2048/2025]]
|-
|-
| [[7/5]], [[10/7]]  
| [[7/5]], [[10/7]]  
| 7  
| 7  
| 17.488
| 17.488
|[[50/49]]
|-
|-
| [[99/70]], [[140/99]]
| [[99/70]], [[140/99]]
| 11
| 11
| 0.088
| 0.088
|[[9801/9800]]
|-
|-
| [[13/9]], [[18/13]]
| [[13/9]], [[18/13]]
| 13
| 13
| 36.618
| 36.618
|[[169/162]]
|-
|-
| [[24/17]], [[17/12]]  
| [[24/17]], [[17/12]]  
| 17  
| 17  
| 3.000
| 3.000
|[[289/288]]
|-
|-
| [[27/19]], [[38/27]]
| [[27/19]], [[38/27]]
| 19
| 19
| 8.352
| 8.352
|[[729/722]]
|-
|-
| [[23/16]], [[32/23]]  
| [[23/16]], [[32/23]]  
| 23  
| 23  
| 28.274
| 28.274
|[[544/529]]
|-
|-
| 41/29, 58/41
| 41/29, 58/41
| 41
| 41
| 0.515
| 0.515
|[[1682/1681]]
|}
|}


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