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'''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''' is a [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] interval of about 34.3 [[ | '''51/50''', the '''large septendecimal sixth tone''', is a [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] interval of about 34.3 [[cent]]s. It is the interval between [[17/10]] and [[5/3]], between [[17/15]] and [[10/9]], and their respective [[octave complement]]s. | ||
This interval is the 17th-partial chroma (17-limit formal comma) used to express 17-limit intervals in [[Ben Johnston's notation]], being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as "{{invert|17}}" (a turned "17"). If the base note is C, then [[17/16]] is represented by C–C#17. | This interval is the 17th-partial chroma (17-limit formal comma) used to express 17-limit intervals in [[Ben Johnston's notation]], being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as "{{invert|17}}" (a turned "17"). If the base note is C, then [[17/16]] is represented by C–C#17. | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
When treated as a comma, this may be called the '''vengeance comma''' on account of [[25/17]] being named the ''veangence subfifth'' by [[Eliora]] in 2021 from a culturally famous Bible passage, Ezekiel 25:17. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Gallery of just intervals]] | * [[Gallery of just intervals]] | ||
* [[List of superparticular intervals]] | * [[List of superparticular intervals]] | ||
* [[Medium comma]] | * [[Medium comma]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named | [[Category:Commas named after mythology or literature]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 25 March 2026
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51/50, the large septendecimal sixth tone, is a 17-limit superparticular interval of about 34.3 cents. It is the interval between 17/10 and 5/3, between 17/15 and 10/9, and their respective octave complements.
This interval is the 17th-partial chroma (17-limit formal comma) used to express 17-limit intervals in Ben Johnston's notation, being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as "17" (a turned "17"). If the base note is C, then 17/16 is represented by C–C#17.
Temperaments
When treated as a comma, this may be called the vengeance comma on account of 25/17 being named the veangence subfifth by Eliora in 2021 from a culturally famous Bible passage, Ezekiel 25:17.