55/32

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Interval information
Ratio 55/32
Factorization 2-5 × 5 × 11
Monzo [-5 0 1 0 1
Size in cents 937.6317¢
Name keenanismic supermajor sixth
Color name 1oy6, loyo 6th
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{M6}^{5,11} }[/math]
Special properties reduced,
reduced harmonic
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 10.7814
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 11.5627
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 26

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55/32, the keenanismic supermajor sixth, is 385/384 (~4.5 ¢) sharper than 12/7, making it more than a bit useful in 11-limit just intonation.

It also happens to be the ratio between the standard A of 440Hz and the nonstandard C of 256Hz occasionally used for mathematical convenience.

Approximation

Edo approximations for 55/32 (937.63 ¢)
≤ 80edo, relative error ≤ 10%
Edo Step size Cents (¢) Absolute error (¢) Relative error (%)
5 4\5 960.00 +22.37 +9.32
9 7\9 933.33 -4.30 -3.22
14 11\14 942.86 +5.23 +6.10
18 14\18 933.33 -4.30 -6.45
23 18\23 939.13 +1.50 +2.87
27 21\27 933.33 -4.30 -9.67
32 25\32 937.50 -0.13 -0.35
37 29\37 940.54 +2.91 +8.97
41 32\41 936.59 -1.05 -3.57
46 36\46 939.13 +1.50 +5.75
50 39\50 936.00 -1.63 -6.80
55 43\55 938.18 +0.55 +2.52
64 50\64 937.50 -0.13 -0.70
69 54\69 939.13 +1.50 +8.62
73 57\73 936.99 -0.65 -3.93
78 61\78 938.46 +0.83 +5.39

See also