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! Cents
! Cents
! Approximate ratios*
! Approximate ratios*
! colspan="3" | [[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|Ups and downs notation]]
! colspan="3" | [[Ups and downs notation]]
! Generator for
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| unison
| unison
| D
| D
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| up unison
| up unison
| ^D
| ^D
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| double-up unison, <br>double-down minor 2nd
| double-up unison, <br>double-down minor 2nd
| ^^D, <br>vvEb
| ^^D, <br>vvEb
| [[Quartonic]]
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| downminor 2nd
| downminor 2nd
| vEb
| vEb
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| minor 2nd
| minor 2nd
| Eb
| Eb
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| upminor 2nd
| upminor 2nd
| ^Eb
| ^Eb
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| downmid 2nd
| downmid 2nd
| ^^Eb
| ^^Eb
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| upmid 2nd
| upmid 2nd
| vvE
| vvE
| [[Hemikleismic]]
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| downmajor 2nd
| downmajor 2nd
| vE
| vE
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| major 2nd
| major 2nd
| E
| E
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| upmajor 2nd
| upmajor 2nd
| ^E
| ^E
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| double-up major 2nd, <br>double-down minor 3rd
| double-up major 2nd, <br>double-down minor 3rd
| ^^E, <br>vvF
| ^^E, <br>vvF
| [[Hemischis]]
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| 12
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| downminor 3rd
| downminor 3rd
| vF
| vF
| [[Orwell]]
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| 13
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| minor 3rd
| minor 3rd
| F
| F
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| upminor 3rd
| upminor 3rd
| ^F
| ^F
| [[Hanson]]/[[Catakleismic]]
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| 15
| 15
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| downmid 3rd
| downmid 3rd
| ^^F
| ^^F
| [[Amity]]/[[Hitchcock]]
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| 16
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| upmid 3rd
| upmid 3rd
| vvF#
| vvF#
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| downmajor 3rd
| downmajor 3rd
| vF#
| vF#
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| major 3rd
| major 3rd
| F#
| F#
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| upmajor 3rd
| upmajor 3rd
| ^F#
| ^F#
| [[Hamity]]
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| double-up major 3rd, <br>double-down 4th
| double-up major 3rd, <br>double-down 4th
| ^^F#, <br>vvG
| ^^F#, <br>vvG
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| down 4th
| down 4th
| vG
| vG
| [[Vulture]]/[[Buzzard]]
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| 22
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| perfect 4th
| perfect 4th
| G
| G
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| up 4th
| up 4th
| ^G
| ^G
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| downmid 4th
| downmid 4th
| ^^G
| ^^G
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| upmid 4th, <br>downdim 5th
| upmid 4th, <br>downdim 5th
| vvG#, <br>vAb
| vvG#, <br>vAb
| [[Tricot]]
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| downaug 4th, <br>dim 5th
| downaug 4th, <br>dim 5th
| vG#, <br>Ab
| vG#, <br>Ab
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| aug 4th, <br>updim 5th
| aug 4th, <br>updim 5th
| G#, <br>^Ab
| G#, <br>^Ab
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| upaug 4th, <br>downmid 5th
| upaug 4th, <br>downmid 5th
| ^G#, <br>^^Ab
| ^G#, <br>^^Ab
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| upmid 5th
| upmid 5th
| vvA
| vvA
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| down 5th
| down 5th
| vA
| vA
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| perfect 5th
| perfect 5th
| A
| A
| [[Helmholtz]]/[[Garibaldi]]
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| up 5th
| up 5th
| ^A
| ^A
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| double-up 5th, <br>double-down minor 6th
| double-up 5th, <br>double-down minor 6th
| ^^A, <br>vvBb
| ^^A, <br>vvBb
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| downminor 6th
| downminor 6th
| vBb
| vBb
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| minor 6th
| minor 6th
| Bb
| Bb
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| upminor 6th
| upminor 6th
| ^Bb
| ^Bb
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| downmid 6th
| downmid 6th
| ^^Bb
| ^^Bb
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| upmid 6th
| upmid 6th
| vvB
| vvB
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| downmajor 6th
| downmajor 6th
| vB
| vB
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| major 6th
| major 6th
| B
| B
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| upmajor 6th
| upmajor 6th
| ^B
| ^B
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| double-up major 6th, <br>double-down minor 7th
| double-up major 6th, <br>double-down minor 7th
| ^^B, <br>vvC
| ^^B, <br>vvC
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| downminor 7th
| downminor 7th
| vC
| vC
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| minor 7th
| minor 7th
| C
| C
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| upminor 7th
| upminor 7th
| ^C
| ^C
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| downmid 7th
| downmid 7th
| ^^C
| ^^C
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| upmid 7th
| upmid 7th
| vvC#
| vvC#
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| downmajor 7th
| downmajor 7th
| vC#
| vC#
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| major 7th
| major 7th
| C#
| C#
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| upmajor 7th
| upmajor 7th
| ^C#
| ^C#
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| double-up major 7th, <br>double-down 8ve
| double-up major 7th, <br>double-down 8ve
| ^^C#, <br>vvD
| ^^C#, <br>vvD
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| down 8ve
| down 8ve
| vD
| vD
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| perfect 8ve
| perfect 8ve
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| D
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Based on interpreting 53edo as a no-17's [[19-limit]] temperament. Italics represent inconsistent intervals which are mapped by the 19-limit [[patent val]] to their second-best (as opposed to best) approximation in 53edo.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Based on interpreting 53edo as a no-17's [[19-limit]] temperament. Italics represent inconsistent intervals which are mapped by the 19-limit [[patent val]] to their second-best (as opposed to best) approximation in 53edo.
Combining ups and downs notation with [[Kite's_color_notation|color notation]], qualities can be loosely associated with colors:
Combining ups and downs notation with [[color notation]], qualities can be loosely associated with colors:


{| class="wikitable center-all"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
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* [[List of edo-distinct 53et rank two temperaments]]
* [[List of edo-distinct 53et rank two temperaments]]
* [[Schismic-Mercator equivalence continuum]]
* [[Schismic-Mercator equivalence continuum]]
{| class="wikitable center-all left-5"
|+ Table of rank-2 temperaments by generator
|-
! Periods<br> per Octave
! Generator
! Cents
! Associated Ratio
! Temperament
|-
| 1
| 2\53
| 45.28
| 36/35
| [[Quartonic]]
|-
| 1
| 7\53
| 158.49
| 11/10
| [[Hemikleismic]]
|-
| 1
| 11\53
| 249.06
| 15/13
| [[Hemischis]]
|-
| 1
| 12\53
| 271.70
| 7/6
| [[Orson]] / [[orwell]]
|-
| 1
| 14\53
| 316.98
| 6/5
| [[Hanson]] / [[catakleismic]] / [[countercata]]
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| 1
| 15\53
| 339.62
| 11/9
| [[Amity]] / [[hitchcock]]
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| 1
| 19\53
| 430.19
| 9/7
| [[Hamity]]
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| 1
| 21\53
| 475.47
| 21/16
| [[Vulture]] / [[buzzard]]
|-
| 1
| 22\53
| 498.11
| 4/3
| [[Helmholtz]] / [[garibaldi]] / [[pontiac]]
|-
| 1
| 25\53
| 566.04
| 18/13
| [[Tricot]]
|}


== Music ==
== Music ==

Revision as of 09:15, 27 June 2021

← 52edo 53edo 54edo →
Prime factorization 53 is a prime
Step size 22.6415 ¢ 
Fifth 31\53 (701.887 ¢)
(convergent)
Semitones (A1:m2) 5:4 (113.2 ¢ : 90.57 ¢)
Consistency limit 9
Distinct consistency limit 9

The famous 53 equal division divides the octave into 53 equal comma-sized parts of around 22.6 cents each.

Theory

prime 2 prime 3 prime 5 prime 7 prime 11 prime 13 prime 17 prime 19 prime 23
Error absolute (¢) 0.00 -0.07 -1.41 +4.76 -7.92 -2.79 +8.26 -3.17 +5.69
relative (%) 0 -0 -6 +21 -35 -12 +36 -14 +25
Nearest edomapping 53 31 17 43 24 37 5 13 28
Fifthspan 0 +1 -8 -14 +23 +20 +7 -3 +18

53edo is notable as a 5-limit system, a fact apparently first noted by Isaac Newton, tempering out the schisma (32805/32768), the kleisma (15625/15552), the amity comma (1600000/1594323), the semicomma (2109375/2097152), and the vulture comma (10485760000/10460353203). In the 7-limit it tempers out 225/224, 1728/1715 and 3125/3087, the marvel comma, the gariboh, and the orwell comma. In the 11-limit, it tempers out 99/98 and 121/120, 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 comma 176/175. In the 13-limit, it tempers out 169/168, 275/273, 325/324, 540/539, 625/624, 676/675, and 2080/2079, and gives the optimal patent val for athene temperament. It is the seventh strict zeta edo and the 16th prime edo, following 47edo and coming before 59edo.

53edo has also found a certain dissemination as an EDO tuning for Arabic, Turkish, Persian music.

It can also be treated as a no-elevens, no-seventeens tuning, on which it is consistent all the way up to the 23-limit.

See also: Wikipedia: 53 equal temperament

Intervals

# Solfege Cents Approximate ratios* Ups and downs notation
0 do 0.00 1/1 P1 unison D
1 di 22.64 81/80, 64/63, 50/49 ^1 up unison ^D
2 daw 45.28 49/48, 36/35, 33/32, 128/125 ^^1,
vvm2
double-up unison,
double-down minor 2nd
^^D,
vvEb
3 ro 67.92 25/24, 28/27, 22/21, 27/26, 26/25 vm2 downminor 2nd vEb
4 rih 90.57 19/18, 20/19, 21/20, 256/243 m2 minor 2nd Eb
5 ra 113.21 16/15, 15/14 ^m2 upminor 2nd ^Eb
6 ru 135.85 14/13, 13/12, 27/25 v~2 downmid 2nd ^^Eb
7 ruh 158.49 12/11, 11/10, 57/52, 800/729 ^~2 upmid 2nd vvE
8 reh 181.13 10/9 vM2 downmajor 2nd vE
9 re 203.77 9/8 M2 major 2nd E
10 ri 226.42 8/7, 256/225 ^M2 upmajor 2nd ^E
11 raw 249.06 15/13, 144/125 ^^M2,
vvm3
double-up major 2nd,
double-down minor 3rd
^^E,
vvF
12 ma 271.70 7/6, 75/64 vm3 downminor 3rd vF
13 meh 294.34 13/11, 19/16, 32/27 m3 minor 3rd F
14 me 316.98 6/5 ^m3 upminor 3rd ^F
15 mu 339.62 11/9, 243/200 v~3 downmid 3rd ^^F
16 muh 362.26 16/13, 100/81 ^~3 upmid 3rd vvF#
17 mi 384.91 5/4 vM3 downmajor 3rd vF#
18 maa 407.55 19/15, 24/19, 81/64 M3 major 3rd F#
19 mo 430.19 9/7, 14/11 ^M3 upmajor 3rd ^F#
20 maw 452.83 13/10, 125/96 ^^M3,
vv4
double-up major 3rd,
double-down 4th
^^F#,
vvG
21 fe 475.47 21/16, 675/512, 320/243 v4 down 4th vG
22 fa 498.11 4/3 P4 perfect 4th G
23 fih 520.75 27/20 ^4 up 4th ^G
24 fu 543.40 11/8, 15/11, 26/19 v~4 downmid 4th ^^G
25 fuh 566.04 18/13 ^~4,
vd5
upmid 4th,
downdim 5th
vvG#,
vAb
26 fi 588.68 7/5, 45/32 vA4,
d5
downaug 4th,
dim 5th
vG#,
Ab
27 se 611.32 10/7, 64/45 A4,
^d5
aug 4th,
updim 5th
G#,
^Ab
28 suh 633.96 13/9 ^A4,
v~5
upaug 4th,
downmid 5th
^G#,
^^Ab
29 su 656.60 16/11, 19/13, 22/15 ^~5 upmid 5th vvA
30 sih 679.25 40/27 v5 down 5th vA
31 sol 701.89 3/2 P5 perfect 5th A
32 si 724.53 32/21, 243/160, 1024/675 ^5 up 5th ^A
33 saw 747.17 20/13, 192/125 ^^5,
vvm6
double-up 5th,
double-down minor 6th
^^A,
vvBb
34 lo 769.81 14/9, 25/16, 11/7 vm6 downminor 6th vBb
35 leh 792.45 19/12, 30/19, 128/81 m6 minor 6th Bb
36 le 815.09 8/5 ^m6 upminor 6th ^Bb
37 lu 837.74 13/8, 81/50 v~6 downmid 6th ^^Bb
38 luh 860.38 18/11, 400/243 ^~6 upmid 6th vvB
39 la 883.02 5/3 vM6 downmajor 6th vB
40 laa 905.66 22/13, 27/16, 32/19 M6 major 6th B
41 lo 928.30 12/7 ^M6 upmajor 6th ^B
42 law 950.94 26/15, 125/72 ^^M6,
vvm7
double-up major 6th,
double-down minor 7th
^^B,
vvC
43 ta 973.58 7/4 vm7 downminor 7th vC
44 teh 996.23 16/9 m7 minor 7th C
45 te 1018.87 9/5 ^m7 upminor 7th ^C
46 tu 1041.51 11/6, 20/11, 729/400 v~7 downmid 7th ^^C
47 tuh 1064.15 13/7, 24/13, 50/27 ^~7 upmid 7th vvC#
48 ti 1086.79 15/8 vM7 downmajor 7th vC#
49 tih 1109.43 19/10, 36/19, 40/21, 243/128 M7 major 7th C#
50 to 1132.08 48/25, 27/14, 21/11, 52/27, 25/13 ^M7 upmajor 7th ^C#
51 taw 1154.72 96/49, 35/18, 64/33, 125/64 ^^M7,
vv8
double-up major 7th,
double-down 8ve
^^C#,
vvD
52 da 1177.36 160/81, 63/32, 49/25 v8 down 8ve vD
53 do 1200.00 2/1 P8 perfect 8ve D

* Based on interpreting 53edo as a no-17's 19-limit temperament. Italics represent inconsistent intervals which are mapped by the 19-limit patent val to their second-best (as opposed to best) approximation in 53edo. Combining ups and downs notation with color notation, qualities can be loosely associated with colors:

quality color monzo format examples
downminor zo (a, b, 0, 1) 7/6, 7/4
minor fourthward wa (a, b) with b < -1 32/27, 16/9
upminor gu (a, b, -1) 6/5, 9/5
downmid ilo (a, b, 0, 0, 1) 11/9, 11/6
upmid lu (a, b, 0, 0, -1) 12/11, 18/11
downmajor yo (a, b, 1) 5/4, 5/3
major fifthward wa (a, b) with b > 1 9/8, 27/16
upmajor ru (a, b, 0, -1) 9/7, 12/7

All 53edo chords can be named using ups and downs. An up, down or mid after the chord root affects the 3rd, 6th, 7th, and/or the 11th (every other note of a stacked-3rds chord 6-1-3-5-7-9-11-13). Alterations are always enclosed in parentheses, additions never are.

Here are the zo, gu, ilo, lu, yo and ru triads:

color of the 3rd JI chord notes as edosteps notes of C chord written name spoken name
zo 6:7:9 0-12-31 C vEb G Cvm C downminor
gu 10:12:15 0-14-31 C ^Eb G C^m C upminor
ilo 18:22:27 0-15-31 C ^^Eb G Cv~ C downmid
lu 22:27:33 0-16-31 C vvE G C^~ C upmid
yo 4:5:6 0-17-31 C vE G Cv C downmajor or C down
ru 14:18:21 0-19-31 C ^E G C^ C upmajor or C up

For a more complete list, see Ups and Downs Notation #Chords and Chord Progressions.

Relationship to 12-edo

Whereas 12-edo has a circle of twelve 5ths, 53-edo has a spiral of twelve 5ths (since 31\53 is on the 7\12 kite in the scale tree). This shows 53-edo in a 12-edo-friendly format. Excellent for introducing 53-edo to musicians unfamiliar with microtonal music. The two innermost and two outermost intervals on the spiral are duplicates.

JI approximation

53edo provides excellent approximations for the classic 5-limit just chords and scales, such as the Ptolemy-Zarlino "just major" scale.

interval ratio size difference
perfect fifth 3/2 31 −0.07 cents
major third 5/4 17 −1.40 cents
minor third 6/5 14 +1.34 cents
major tone 9/8 9 −0.14 cents
minor tone 10/9 8 −1.27 cents
diat. semitone 16/15 5 +1.48 cents

One notable property of 53EDO is that it offers good approximations for both just and Pythagorean major thirds.

The perfect fifth is almost perfectly equal to the just interval 3/2, with only a 0.07 cent difference! 53EDO is practically equal to an extended Pythagorean. The 14- and 17- degree intervals are also very close to 6/5 and 5/4 respectively, and so 5-limit tuning can also be closely approximated. In addition, the 43-degree interval is only 4.8 cents away from the just ratio 7/4, so 53EDO can also be used for 7-limit harmony, tempering out the septimal kleisma, 225/224.

15-odd-limit interval mappings

The following table shows how 15-odd-limit intervals are represented in 53edo. Octave-reduced prime harmonics are bolded; inconsistent intervals are in italic.

Interval, complement Error (abs, ¢)
4/3, 3/2 0.068
9/8, 16/9 0.136
10/9, 9/5 1.272
15/13, 26/15 1.316
6/5, 5/3 1.340
13/10, 20/13 1.384
5/4, 8/5 1.408
16/15, 15/8 1.476
18/13, 13/9 2.655
13/12, 24/13 2.724
16/13, 13/8 2.792
8/7, 7/4 4.759
7/6, 12/7 4.827
9/7, 14/9 4.895
13/11, 22/13 5.130
7/5, 10/7 6.167
15/14, 28/15 6.235
15/11, 22/15 6.445
11/10, 20/11 6.514
14/13, 13/7 7.551
11/9, 18/11 7.785
12/11, 11/6 7.854
11/8, 16/11 7.922
14/11, 11/7 9.961

Regular temperament properties

Subgroup Comma list Mapping Optimal
8ve stretch (¢)
Tuning error
Absolute (¢) Relative (%)
2.3 [-84 53 [53 84]] +0.022 0.022 0.10
2.3.5 15625/15552, 32805/32768 [53 84 123]] +0.216 0.276 1.22
2.3.5.7 225/224, 1728/1715, 3125/3087 [53 84 123 149]] -0.262 0.861 3.81
2.3.5.7.11 99/98, 121/120, 176/175, 2200/2187 [53 84 123 149 183]] +0.248 1.279 5.64
2.3.5.7.11.13 99/98, 121/120, 169/168, 176/175, 275/273 [53 84 123 149 183 196]] +0.332 1.183 5.22
2.3.5.7.11.13.19 99/98, 121/120, 169/168, 176/175, 209/208, 275/273 [53 84 123 149 183 196 225]] +0.391 1.105 4.88

53et is lower in relative error than any previous equal temperaments in the 3-, 5-, and 13-limit. The next ETs better in these subgroups are 306, 118, and 58, respectively. It is even more prominent in the 2.3.5.7.13.19 and 2.3.5.7.13.19.23 subgroups, and the next ET better in either subgroup is 130.

Linear temperaments

Table of rank-2 temperaments by generator
Periods
per Octave
Generator Cents Associated Ratio Temperament
1 2\53 45.28 36/35 Quartonic
1 7\53 158.49 11/10 Hemikleismic
1 11\53 249.06 15/13 Hemischis
1 12\53 271.70 7/6 Orson / orwell
1 14\53 316.98 6/5 Hanson / catakleismic / countercata
1 15\53 339.62 11/9 Amity / hitchcock
1 19\53 430.19 9/7 Hamity
1 21\53 475.47 21/16 Vulture / buzzard
1 22\53 498.11 4/3 Helmholtz / garibaldi / pontiac
1 25\53 566.04 18/13 Tricot

Music