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== Theory ==

53edo is notable as an excellent [[5-limit]] system, a fact apparently first noted by {{w|Isaac Newton}}<ref>[https://emusicology.org/index.php/EMR/article/view/7647/6030 Muzzulini, Daniel. 2021. "Isaac Newton's Microtonal Approach to Just Intonation". ''Empirical Musicology Review'' 15 (3-4):223-48. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v15i3-4.7647.]</ref>. It is the seventh [[The Riemann zeta function and tuning #Zeta EDO lists|strict zeta edo]]. In the opinion of some, 53edo is the first equal division to deal adequately with the [[13-limit]], while others award that distintion to [[41edo]] or [[46edo]]. Like 41 and 46, 53 is distinctly [[consistent]] in the [[9-odd-limit]] (and if we exclude the most damaged interval pair, 7/5 & 10/7, is [[consistent to distance]] 2), but among them, 53 is the first that finds the [[interseptimal interval]]s [[15/13]] and [[13/10]] distinctly from adjacent [[7-limit|septimal]] intervals [[8/7]] and [[7/6]], and [[9/7]] and [[21/16]], respectively, which is essential to its 13-limit credibility. It also avoids equating [[11/9]] with [[16/13]], so that the former is tuned very flat to equate it with a slightly flat [[~]][[39/32]] – a feature shared by 46edo. It is almost consistent to the entire [[15-odd-limit]], with the only inconsistency occurring at [[14/11]] (and its octave complement), which is mapped inconsistently sharp and equated with [[9/7]], but it has the benefit of doing very well in larger prime/subgroup-limited odd-limits. It can be treated as a no-11's, no-17's tuning, on which it is consistent all the way up to the [[27-odd-limit]]. However, there are still only 5 pairs of inconsistent intervals in the full 27-odd-limit: {11/7, 14/11}, {[[17/11]], [[22/17]]}, {[[19/17]], [[34/19]]}, {[[21/11]], [[22/21]]}, and {[[23/22]], [[44/23]]}. This is perhaps remarkable compared to 8 pairs in 46edo and 11 pairs in 41edo, because the smallest edo after 53edo to get 5 or less inconsistencies in the 27-odd-limit by [[patent val]] is [[111edo]] and [[130edo]] (both get 5), while the smallest to improve on 5 is [[159edo]] (getting only 1), which is itself a superset of 53edo.

53edo is notable as an excellent [[5-limit]] system, a fact apparently first noted by {{w|Isaac Newton}}<ref>[https://emusicology.org/index.php/EMR/article/view/7647/6030 Muzzulini, Daniel. 2021. "Isaac Newton's Microtonal Approach to Just Intonation". ''Empirical Musicology Review'' 15 (3-4):223-48. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v15i3-4.7647.]</ref>. It is the seventh [[The Riemann zeta function and tuning #Zeta EDO lists|strict zeta edo]]. In the opinion of some, 53edo is the first equal division to deal adequately with the [[13-limit]], while others award that distintion to [[41edo]] or [[46edo]]. Like 41 and 46, 53 is distinctly [[consistent]] in the [[9-odd-limit]] (and if we exclude the most damaged interval pair, 7/5 & 10/7, is [[consistent to distance]] 2), but among them, 53 is the first that finds the [[interseptimal interval]]s [[15/13]] and [[13/10]] distinctly from adjacent [[7-limit|septimal]] intervals [[8/7]] and [[7/6]], and [[9/7]] and [[21/16]], respectively, which is essential to its 13-limit credibility. It also avoids equating [[11/9]] with [[16/13]], so that the former is tuned very flat to equate it with a slightly flat [[~]][[39/32]] – a feature shared by 46edo. It is almost consistent to the entire [[15-odd-limit]], with the only inconsistency occurring at [[14/11]] (and its octave complement), which is mapped inconsistently sharp and equated with [[9/7]], but it has the benefit of doing very well in larger prime/subgroup-limited odd-limits. It can be treated as a no-11's, no-17's tuning, on which it is consistent all the way up to the [[27-odd-limit]]. However, there are still only 5 pairs of inconsistent intervals in the full 27-odd-limit: {11/7, 14/11}, {[[17/11]], [[22/17]]}, {[[19/17]], [[34/19]]}, {[[21/11]], [[22/21]]}, and {[[23/22]], [[44/23]]}. This is perhaps remarkable compared to 8 pairs in 46edo and 11 pairs in 41edo, because the smallest edo after 53edo to get 5 or less inconsistencies in the 27-odd-limit by [[patent val]] is [[111edo]] and [[130edo]] (both get 5), while the smallest to improve on 5 is [[159edo]] (getting only 1), which is itself a superset of 53edo. However, most interpret the approximation of prime 17 in 53edo as too off for all but the most opportunistic harmonies, and some question the 23 and possibly also 11, so the practical significance of this is debatable.

As an equal temperament, it notably [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[Mercator's comma]] (3<sup>53</sup>/2<sup>84</sup>), the [[schisma|schisma (32805/32768)]], [[15625/15552|kleisma (15625/15552)]], and [[amity comma|amity comma (1600000/1594323)]]. In the 7-limit it tempers out the [[225/224|marvel comma (225/224)]] for which it is the smallest to satisfy [[Marvel#Tunings|minimal constraints of optimality]], [[1728/1715|orwellisma (1728/1715)]], [[3125/3087|gariboh comma (3125/3087)]], and [[4375/4374|ragisma (4375/4374)]]. In the 11-limit, it tempers out [[99/98]] and [[121/120]] (in addition to their difference, [[540/539]]), and is the [[optimal patent val]] for [[big brother]] temperament, which tempers out both, as well as 11-limit [[orwell]] temperament, which also tempers out the 11-limit commas [[176/175]] and [[385/384]]. In the 13-limit, it tempers out [[169/168]], [[275/273]], [[325/324]], [[625/624]], [[676/675]], [[1001/1000]], [[2080/2079]], and [[4096/4095]], and gives the optimal patent val for [[marvel family #Athene|athene]] temperament.

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 == Theory ==
-edo is notable as an excellent [[5-limit]] system, a fact apparently first noted by {{w|Isaac Newton}}<ref>[https://emusicology.org/index.php/EMR/article/view/7647/6030 Muzzulini, Daniel. 2021. "Isaac Newton's Microtonal Approach to Just Intonation". ''Empirical Musicology Review'' 15 (3-4):223-48. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v15i3-4.7647.]</ref>. It is the seventh [[The Riemann zeta function and tuning #Zeta EDO lists|strict zeta edo]]. In the opinion of some, 53edo is the first equal division to deal adequately with the [[13-limit]], while others award that distintion to [[41edo]] or [[46edo]]. Like 41 and 46, 53 is distinctly [[consistent]] in the [[9-odd-limit]] (and if we exclude the most damaged interval pair, 7/5 & 10/7, is [[consistent to distance]] 2), but among them, 53 is the first that finds the [[interseptimal interval]]s [[15/13]] and [[13/10]] distinctly from adjacent [[7-limit|septimal]] intervals [[8/7]] and [[7/6]], and [[9/7]] and [[21/16]], respectively, which is essential to its 13-limit credibility. It also avoids equating [[11/9]] with [[16/13]], so that the former is tuned very flat to equate it with a slightly flat [[~]][[39/32]] – a feature shared by 46edo. It is almost consistent to the entire [[15-odd-limit]], with the only inconsistency occurring at [[14/11]] (and its octave complement), which is mapped inconsistently sharp and equated with [[9/7]], but it has the benefit of doing very well in larger prime/subgroup-limited odd-limits. It can be treated as a no-11's, no-17's tuning, on which it is consistent all the way up to the [[27-odd-limit]]. However, there are still only 5 pairs of inconsistent intervals in the full 27-odd-limit: {11/7, 14/11}, {[[17/11]], [[22/17]]}, {[[19/17]], [[34/19]]}, {[[21/11]], [[22/21]]}, and {[[23/22]], [[44/23]]}. This is perhaps remarkable compared to 8 pairs in 46edo and 11 pairs in 41edo, because the smallest edo after 53edo to get 5 or less inconsistencies in the 27-odd-limit by [[patent val]] is [[111edo]] and [[130edo]] (both get 5), while the smallest to improve on 5 is [[159edo]] (getting only 1), which is itself a superset of 53edo.
+edo is notable as an excellent [[5-limit]] system, a fact apparently first noted by {{w|Isaac Newton}}<ref>[https://emusicology.org/index.php/EMR/article/view/7647/6030 Muzzulini, Daniel. 2021. "Isaac Newton's Microtonal Approach to Just Intonation". ''Empirical Musicology Review'' 15 (3-4):223-48. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v15i3-4.7647.]</ref>. It is the seventh [[The Riemann zeta function and tuning #Zeta EDO lists|strict zeta edo]]. In the opinion of some, 53edo is the first equal division to deal adequately with the [[13-limit]], while others award that distintion to [[41edo]] or [[46edo]]. Like 41 and 46, 53 is distinctly [[consistent]] in the [[9-odd-limit]] (and if we exclude the most damaged interval pair, 7/5 & 10/7, is [[consistent to distance]] 2), but among them, 53 is the first that finds the [[interseptimal interval]]s [[15/13]] and [[13/10]] distinctly from adjacent [[7-limit|septimal]] intervals [[8/7]] and [[7/6]], and [[9/7]] and [[21/16]], respectively, which is essential to its 13-limit credibility. It also avoids equating [[11/9]] with [[16/13]], so that the former is tuned very flat to equate it with a slightly flat [[~]][[39/32]] – a feature shared by 46edo. It is almost consistent to the entire [[15-odd-limit]], with the only inconsistency occurring at [[14/11]] (and its octave complement), which is mapped inconsistently sharp and equated with [[9/7]], but it has the benefit of doing very well in larger prime/subgroup-limited odd-limits. It can be treated as a no-11's, no-17's tuning, on which it is consistent all the way up to the [[27-odd-limit]]. However, there are still only 5 pairs of inconsistent intervals in the full 27-odd-limit: {11/7, 14/11}, {[[17/11]], [[22/17]]}, {[[19/17]], [[34/19]]}, {[[21/11]], [[22/21]]}, and {[[23/22]], [[44/23]]}. This is perhaps remarkable compared to 8 pairs in 46edo and 11 pairs in 41edo, because the smallest edo after 53edo to get 5 or less inconsistencies in the 27-odd-limit by [[patent val]] is [[111edo]] and [[130edo]] (both get 5), while the smallest to improve on 5 is [[159edo]] (getting only 1), which is itself a superset of 53edo. However, most interpret the approximation of prime 17 in 53edo as too off for all but the most opportunistic harmonies, and some question the 23 and possibly also 11, so the practical significance of this is debatable.
 As an equal temperament, it notably [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[Mercator's comma]] (3<sup>53</sup>/2<sup>84</sup>), the [[schisma|schisma (32805/32768)]], [[15625/15552|kleisma (15625/15552)]], and [[amity comma|amity comma (1600000/1594323)]]. In the 7-limit it tempers out the [[225/224|marvel comma (225/224)]] for which it is the smallest to satisfy [[Marvel#Tunings|minimal constraints of optimality]], [[1728/1715|orwellisma (1728/1715)]], [[3125/3087|gariboh comma (3125/3087)]], and [[4375/4374|ragisma (4375/4374)]]. In the 11-limit, it tempers out [[99/98]] and [[121/120]] (in addition to their difference, [[540/539]]), and is the [[optimal patent val]] for [[big brother]] temperament, which tempers out both, as well as 11-limit [[orwell]] temperament, which also tempers out the 11-limit commas [[176/175]] and [[385/384]]. In the 13-limit, it tempers out [[169/168]], [[275/273]], [[325/324]], [[625/624]], [[676/675]], [[1001/1000]], [[2080/2079]], and [[4096/4095]], and gives the optimal patent val for [[marvel family #Athene|athene]] temperament.