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In [[17-limit]] [[just intonation]], '''51/40''' is the '''septendecimal major third'''.  Although technically a type of supermajor third, there's already a septendecimal supermajor third in the form of [[22/17]], while this interval is the [[fifth complement]] of [[20/17]], which is the septendecimal minor third.
In [[17-limit]] [[just intonation]], '''51/40''' is the '''septendecimal major third'''.  Although technically a type of supermajor third, there's already a septendecimal supermajor third in the form of [[22/17]], while 51/40 itself is the [[fifth complement]] of [[20/17]]- the septendecimal minor third.


It is approximated by:
It is approximated by: