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| Cents = 996.09000 | | Cents = 996.09000 | ||
| Name = Pythagorean minor seventh | | Name = Pythagorean minor seventh | ||
| Color name = w7, wa 7th | |||
| FJS name = m7 | |||
| Sound = jid_16_9_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | | Sound = jid_16_9_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | ||
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In [[3-limit]] [[Just Intonation]], 16/9 is the | In [[3-limit]] [[Just Intonation]], '''16/9''' is the '''Pythagorean minor seventh''', at about 996.1 cents. It is equal to two [[perfect fourth|perfect fourths]], or (4/3)×(4/3). It differs from the nearby [[5-limit]] minor seventh [[9/5]] (~1017.6 cents) by the syntonic comma of [[81/80]] (~21.5 cents), and the [[7-limit]] minor seventh [[7/4]] (~968.8 cents) by the septimal comma of [[64/63]] (~27.3 cents). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Gallery of Just Intervals]] | * [[Gallery of Just Intervals]] | ||
* [ | * [[9/8]] – its [[octave complement]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Minor_seventh|Minor seventh - Wikipedia]] | |||
[[Category:3-limit]] | [[Category:3-limit]] | ||
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[[Category:Minor seventh]] | [[Category:Minor seventh]] | ||
[[Category:Pythagorean]] | [[Category:Pythagorean]] | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 19 September 2020
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In 3-limit Just Intonation, 16/9 is the Pythagorean minor seventh, at about 996.1 cents. It is equal to two perfect fourths, or (4/3)×(4/3). It differs from the nearby 5-limit minor seventh 9/5 (~1017.6 cents) by the syntonic comma of 81/80 (~21.5 cents), and the 7-limit minor seventh 7/4 (~968.8 cents) by the septimal comma of 64/63 (~27.3 cents).