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In [[17-limit]] [[Just Intonation]], 17/16 is the 17th overtone, octave reduced, and may be called the "large septendecimal semitone". Measuring about 105¢, it is close to the [[12edo]] semitone of 100¢, and thus 12edo can be said to approximate it closely. In a chord, it can function similarly to a jazz "minor ninth" -- for instance, 8:10:12:14:17 (although here the interval is 17/8, which is a little less harsh sounding than 17/16). In 17-limit JI, it is treated as the next basic consonance after 13 and 15.

17/16 is one of two [[superparticular]] semitones in the 17-limit; the other is [[18_17|18/17]], which measures about 99¢. The difference between them is 289/288, about 6¢. If 12edo is treated as a harmonic system approximating 9 and 17, then 289/288 is tempered out.

See: [[Gallery of Just Intervals]]

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<html><head><title>17_16</title></head><body>In <a class="wiki_link" href="/17-limit">17-limit</a> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Just%20Intonation">Just Intonation</a>, 17/16 is the 17th overtone, octave reduced, and may be called the &quot;large septendecimal semitone&quot;. Measuring about 105¢, it is close to the <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a> semitone of 100¢, and thus 12edo can be said to approximate it closely. In a chord, it can function similarly to a jazz &quot;minor ninth&quot; -- for instance, 8:10:12:14:17 (although here the interval is 17/8, which is a little less harsh sounding than 17/16). In 17-limit JI, it is treated as the next basic consonance after 13 and 15.<br />
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17/16 is one of two <a class="wiki_link" href="/superparticular">superparticular</a> semitones in the 17-limit; the other is <a class="wiki_link" href="/18_17">18/17</a>, which measures about 99¢. The difference between them is 289/288, about 6¢. If 12edo is treated as a harmonic system approximating 9 and 17, then 289/288 is tempered out.<br />
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See: <a class="wiki_link" href="/Gallery%20of%20Just%20Intervals">Gallery of Just Intervals</a></body></html>