| Ratio
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51/40
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| Factorization
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2-3 × 3 × 5-1 × 17
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| Monzo
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[-3 1 -1 0 0 0 1⟩
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| Size in cents
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420.5967¢
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| Name
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septendecimal major third
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| Color name
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17og4, sogu 4th
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| FJS name
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[math]\displaystyle{ \text{d4}^{17}_{5} }[/math]
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| Special properties
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reduced
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| Tenney norm (log2 nd)
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10.9944
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| Weil norm (log2 max(n, d))
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11.3449
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| Wilson norm (sopfr(nd))
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31
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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 51/40 itself is the fifth complement of 20/17- the septendecimal minor third.
It is approximated by:
See also