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← 84edo 85edo 86edo →
Prime factorization 5 × 17
Step size 14.1176 ¢ 
Fifth 50\85 (705.882 ¢) (→ 10\17)
Semitones (A1:m2) 10:5 (141.2 ¢ : 70.59 ¢)
Consistency limit 3
Distinct consistency limit 3

Theory

Approximation of odd harmonics in 85edo
Harmonic 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Error Absolute (¢) +3.93 -5.14 +5.29 -6.26 -0.73 +6.53 -1.21 -6.13 -1.04 -4.90 +7.02
Relative (%) +27.8 -36.4 +37.5 -44.4 -5.2 +46.3 -8.6 -43.4 -7.4 -34.7 +49.7
Steps
(reduced)
135
(50)
197
(27)
239
(69)
269
(14)
294
(39)
315
(60)
332
(77)
347
(7)
361
(21)
373
(33)
385
(45)

85 = 5 * 17, and it shares the same 3.9 cent sharp fifth as 17, 34, and 68. The patent val tempers out 3125/3072 in the 5-limit and 875/864, 245/243 and 225/224 in the 7-limit, so that it supports magic. It tempers out 100/99 and 245/243 in the 11-limit, supporting 11-limit magic, and 1188/1183, 847/845 and 1575/1573 in the 13-limit. It provides the optimal patent val for the 13-limit temperament tempering out 100/99, 540/539, 847/845 and 1575/1573.

Interval table

Steps Cents Approximate ratios Ups and downs notation
0 0 1/1 D
1 14.1 ^D, v4E♭
2 28.2 ^^D, v3E♭
3 42.4 41/40 ^3D, vvE♭
4 56.5 30/29, 31/30, 32/31 ^4D, vE♭
5 70.6 ^5D, E♭
6 84.7 v4D♯, ^E♭
7 98.8 37/35 v3D♯, ^^E♭
8 112.9 16/15, 31/29 vvD♯, ^3E♭
9 127.1 14/13 vD♯, ^4E♭
10 141.2 13/12, 38/35 D♯, v5E
11 155.3 23/21, 35/32 ^D♯, v4E
12 169.4 32/29 ^^D♯, v3E
13 183.5 ^3D♯, vvE
14 197.6 37/33 ^4D♯, vE
15 211.8 26/23, 35/31 E
16 225.9 33/29 ^E, v4F
17 240 ^^E, v3F
18 254.1 22/19, 37/32 ^3E, vvF
19 268.2 7/6 ^4E, vF
20 282.4 20/17, 33/28 F
21 296.5 19/16 ^F, v4G♭
22 310.6 ^^F, v3G♭
23 324.7 29/24, 35/29, 41/34 ^3F, vvG♭
24 338.8 28/23 ^4F, vG♭
25 352.9 38/31 ^5F, G♭
26 367.1 26/21 v4F♯, ^G♭
27 381.2 v3F♯, ^^G♭
28 395.3 vvF♯, ^3G♭
29 409.4 19/15 vF♯, ^4G♭
30 423.5 23/18, 37/29 F♯, v5G
31 437.6 9/7 ^F♯, v4G
32 451.8 ^^F♯, v3G
33 465.9 38/29 ^3F♯, vvG
34 480 29/22, 37/28 ^4F♯, vG
35 494.1 G
36 508.2 ^G, v4A♭
37 522.4 ^^G, v3A♭
38 536.5 15/11 ^3G, vvA♭
39 550.6 11/8 ^4G, vA♭
40 564.7 18/13 ^5G, A♭
41 578.8 v4G♯, ^A♭
42 592.9 31/22 v3G♯, ^^A♭
43 607.1 vvG♯, ^3A♭
44 621.2 vG♯, ^4A♭
45 635.3 13/9 G♯, v5A
46 649.4 16/11 ^G♯, v4A
47 663.5 22/15 ^^G♯, v3A
48 677.6 ^3G♯, vvA
49 691.8 ^4G♯, vA
50 705.9 A
51 720 ^A, v4B♭
52 734.1 29/19 ^^A, v3B♭
53 748.2 37/24 ^3A, vvB♭
54 762.4 14/9 ^4A, vB♭
55 776.5 36/23 ^5A, B♭
56 790.6 30/19 v4A♯, ^B♭
57 804.7 35/22 v3A♯, ^^B♭
58 818.8 vvA♯, ^3B♭
59 832.9 21/13 vA♯, ^4B♭
60 847.1 31/19 A♯, v5B
61 861.2 23/14 ^A♯, v4B
62 875.3 ^^A♯, v3B
63 889.4 ^3A♯, vvB
64 903.5 32/19 ^4A♯, vB
65 917.6 17/10 B
66 931.8 12/7 ^B, v4C
67 945.9 19/11 ^^B, v3C
68 960 ^3B, vvC
69 974.1 ^4B, vC
70 988.2 23/13 C
71 1002.4 ^C, v4D♭
72 1016.5 ^^C, v3D♭
73 1030.6 29/16 ^3C, vvD♭
74 1044.7 ^4C, vD♭
75 1058.8 24/13, 35/19 ^5C, D♭
76 1072.9 13/7 v4C♯, ^D♭
77 1087.1 15/8 v3C♯, ^^D♭
78 1101.2 vvC♯, ^3D♭
79 1115.3 vC♯, ^4D♭
80 1129.4 C♯, v5D
81 1143.5 29/15, 31/16 ^C♯, v4D
82 1157.6 ^^C♯, v3D
83 1171.8 ^3C♯, vvD
84 1185.9 ^4C♯, vD
85 1200 2/1 D