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Remarkably, 4096/3993 is currently the simplest interval in terms of odd-limit that is known to result from stacking three identical quartertones with rational intervals and subtracting said stack from a 9/8 whole tone.  Furthermore, although [[38/37]], [[35/34]], [[32/31]] and [[28/27]] are all simpler intervals that can be called "quarter tones" and can safely be regarded as some kind of second, subtracting any one of these intervals from 9/8 yields an interval that has a ratio lacking a cubed number in the numerator and or the denominator, and such an interval cannot be split into three equal quartertones with rational intervals.
Remarkably, 4096/3993 is currently the simplest interval in terms of odd-limit that is known to result from stacking three identical quartertones with rational intervals and subtracting said stack from a 9/8 whole tone.  Furthermore, although [[38/37]], [[35/34]], [[32/31]] and [[28/27]] are all simpler intervals that can be called "quarter tones" and can safely be regarded as some kind of second, subtracting any one of these intervals from 9/8 yields an interval that has a ratio lacking a cubed number in the numerator and or the denominator, and such an interval cannot be split into three equal quartertones with rational intervals.
== See also ==
* [[3993/2048]] – its [[octave complement]]
* [[1331/1024]] – its [[fourth complement]]
* [[Gallery of just intervals]]