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== In just intonation ==
== In just intonation ==
=== By prime limit ===
In the low prime limits, up to the 5-limit, in which the West has developed a formal system of diatonic harmony, the distinction between diatonic and chromatic semitones is the clearest, so a pair of 2 semitones will be provided for each. However, higher than the 5-limit, function as diatonic vs. chromatic tends to become less clear, and larger intervals can be seen as belonging to neither category.
In the low prime limits, up to the 5-limit, in which the West has developed a formal system of diatonic harmony, the distinction between diatonic and chromatic semitones is the clearest, so a pair of 2 semitones will be provided for each. However, higher than the 5-limit, function as diatonic vs. chromatic tends to become less clear, and larger intervals can be seen as belonging to neither category.


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** The 17-limit '''large semitone''' is a ratio of 17/16, and is about 104 cents.
** The 17-limit '''large semitone''' is a ratio of 17/16, and is about 104 cents.
** The 17-limit '''small semitone''' is a ratio of 18/17, and is about 99 cents.
** The 17-limit '''small semitone''' is a ratio of 18/17, and is about 99 cents.
=== By delta ===
This table lists just semitones by [[Delta-N|delta]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Delta 1 (Superparticular)
!Cents
|-
|[[13/12]]
|139c
|-
|[[14/13]]
|128c
|-
|[[15/14]]
|119c
|-
|[[16/15]]
|112c
|-
|[[17/16]]
|104c
|-
|[[18/17]]
|99c
|-
|[[19/18]]
|94c
|-
|[[20/19]]
|89c
|-
|[[21/20]]
|85c
|-
|[[22/21]]
|81c
|-
|[[23/22]]
|77c
|-
|[[24/23]]
|74c
|-
|[[25/24]]
|71c
|-
|[[26/25]]
|68c
|-
|[[27/26]]
|65c
|-
|[[28/27]]
|63c
|-
|[[29/28]]
|61c
|-
|[[30/29]]
|59c
|-
|[[31/30]]
|57c
|-
|[[32/31]]
|55c
|-
|[[33/32]]
|53c
|-
|[[34/33]]
|52c
|-
|[[35/34]]
|50c
|}


== In EDOs ==
== In EDOs ==