126edo

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Prime factorization 2 × 32 × 7
Step size 9.52381 ¢ 
Fifth 74\126 (704.762 ¢) (→ 37\63)
Semitones (A1:m2) 14:8 (133.3 ¢ : 76.19 ¢)
Consistency limit 7
Distinct consistency limit 7

The 126 equal temperament divides the octave into 126 equal parts of 9.524 cents each. It has a distinctly sharp tendency, with the 3, 5, 7 and 11 all sharp. It tempers out 2048/2025 in the 5-limit, 2401/2400 and 4375/4374 in the 7-limit, and 176/175, 1331/1323 and 896/891 in the 11-limit. It provides the optimal patent val for 7- and 11-limit srutal temperament. It also creates an excellent Porcupine [8] scale, mapping the large quills to 17 steps, and the small to 7, which is the precise amount of tempering needed to make the 3rds and 4ths equally consonant within a few fractions of a cent. It has divisors 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, and 63.