120edo
| ← 119edo | 120edo | 121edo → |
Theory
120edo approximates with less than 25% error harmoincs: 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 23, 29. Therefore, it's well suited for no-5s 13-limit.
Its patent val is contorted only through the 3-limit and does not temper out 81/80 in the 5-limit or 64/63 and 5120/5103 in the 7-limit. However, 5120/5103 is done about as badly as this interval can be done relative to an equal division, falling close to exactly in the middle of a step (1\120 is ~42.42 relative cents sharp of it).
120edo is the 5th factorial EDO (120 = 1*2*3*4*5), and the 10th highly composite EDO.
Prime harmonics
| Harmonic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | Absolute (¢) | +0.00 | -1.96 | +3.69 | +1.17 | -1.32 | -0.53 | -4.96 | +2.49 | +1.73 | +0.42 | +4.96 |
| Relative (%) | +0.0 | -19.6 | +36.9 | +11.7 | -13.2 | -5.3 | -49.6 | +24.9 | +17.3 | +4.2 | +49.6 | |
| Steps (reduced) |
120 (0) |
190 (70) |
279 (39) |
337 (97) |
415 (55) |
444 (84) |
490 (10) |
510 (30) |
543 (63) |
583 (103) |
595 (115) | |
Miscellaneous properties
Being the simplest division of the octave by the Germanic long hundred, it has a unit step which is the fine relative cent of 1edo.
120edo also has a concoctic generator that resembles the leap day excess of earth, 29\120 corresponding to 5 hours and 48 minutes.