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Using the [[patent val]], it [[tempering out|tempers out]] the same [[5-limit]] commas as 19edo, namely [[81/80]], [[3125/3072]] and [[15625/15552]]. In the [[7-limit]], we can add [[50/49]], and tempering out 81/80 and 50/49 gives [[injera]] temperament, for which 38 is the [[optimal patent val]] in the 7-limit. In the [[11-limit]], we can add [[121/120]] and [[176/175]], and in the [[13-limit]] we can add [[66/65]] and [[144/143]]. 38edo patently supports [[mohajira]] up to the 13-limit. While the [[7/1|7th]] and [[13/1|13th]] harmonics themselves are improved compared to 19edo, many other intervals involving these harmonics become less accurate, so whether 38edo actually corrects them is debatable.

Instead, the [[val]] {{val| 38 60 88 '''106''' 131 '''140''' 155 161 }} (38df in [[wart notation]]) can be used, where every [[prime harmonic]] from 3 to 19 is characterized by a flat intonation. Furthermore, the [[mapping]] of all [[19-odd-limit]] intervals in 38df aligns with their closest approximations in 38edo, ~~excepting~~ for 7/4 and 13/8, along with their octave complements 8/7 and 16/13, which are by definition mapped to their ~~secondary optimal~~ steps within 38df. ~~Thus~~ 38df creates a natural full [[19-limit]] extension to the [[2.3.5.7.13 subgroup|2.3.5.7.13-subgroup]] mapping of 19edo.

Instead, the [[val]] {{val| 38 60 88 '''106''' 131 '''140''' 155 161 }} (38df in [[wart notation]]) can be used, where every [[prime harmonic]] from 3 to 19 is characterized by a flat intonation. Furthermore, the [[mapping]] of all [[19-odd-limit]] intervals in 38df aligns with their closest approximations in 38edo, except for 7/4 and 13/8, along with their octave complements 8/7 and 16/13, which are by definition mapped to their second-closest steps within 38df. The 38df mapping this creates a natural full [[19-limit]] extension to the [[2.3.5.7.13 subgroup|2.3.5.7.13-subgroup]] mapping of 19edo.

The harmonic series from 1 to 20 is approximated within 38df by the sequence: {{nowrap| 38 22 16 12 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 }}

The harmonic series from 1 to 20 is approximated within 38df by the step sequence: {{nowrap| 38 22 16 12 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 }}

[[File:Harmonic_series_38df.mp3]] [[:File:Harmonic_series_38df.mp3|[Harmonic series 2-20 in 38df]]]

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 Using the [[patent val]], it [[tempering out|tempers out]] the same [[5-limit]] commas as 19edo, namely [[81/80]], [[3125/3072]] and [[15625/15552]]. In the [[7-limit]], we can add [[50/49]], and tempering out 81/80 and 50/49 gives [[injera]] temperament, for which 38 is the [[optimal patent val]] in the 7-limit. In the [[11-limit]], we can add [[121/120]] and [[176/175]], and in the [[13-limit]] we can add [[66/65]] and [[144/143]]. 38edo patently supports [[mohajira]] up to the 13-limit. While the [[7/1|7th]] and [[13/1|13th]] harmonics themselves are improved compared to 19edo, many other intervals involving these harmonics become less accurate, so whether 38edo actually corrects them is debatable.
-Instead, the [[val]] {{val| 38 60 88 '''106''' 131 '''140''' 155 161 }} (38df in [[wart notation]]) can be used, where every [[prime harmonic]] from 3 to 19 is characterized by a flat intonation. Furthermore, the [[mapping]] of all [[19-odd-limit]] intervals in 38df aligns with their closest approximations in 38edo, excepting for 7/4 and 13/8, along with their octave complements 8/7 and 16/13, which are by definition mapped to their secondary optimal steps within 38df. Thus 38df creates a natural full [[19-limit]] extension to the [[2.3.5.7.13 subgroup|2.3.5.7.13-subgroup]] mapping of 19edo.
+Instead, the [[val]] {{val| 38 60 88 '''106''' 131 '''140''' 155 161 }} (38df in [[wart notation]]) can be used, where every [[prime harmonic]] from 3 to 19 is characterized by a flat intonation. Furthermore, the [[mapping]] of all [[19-odd-limit]] intervals in 38df aligns with their closest approximations in 38edo, except for 7/4 and 13/8, along with their octave complements 8/7 and 16/13, which are by definition mapped to their second-closest steps within 38df. The 38df mapping this creates a natural full [[19-limit]] extension to the [[2.3.5.7.13 subgroup|2.3.5.7.13-subgroup]] mapping of 19edo.
-The harmonic series from 1 to 20 is approximated within 38df by the sequence: {{nowrap| 38 22 16 12 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 }}
+The harmonic series from 1 to 20 is approximated within 38df by the step sequence: {{nowrap| 38 22 16 12 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 }}
 [[File:Harmonic_series_38df.mp3]] [[:File:Harmonic_series_38df.mp3|[Harmonic series 2-20 in 38df]]]