28/15

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28/15 is a 7-limit just interval of about 1080.6 cents. It is well approximated by 10edo (9\10).

Interval information
Ratio 28/15
Factorization 22 × 3-1 × 5-1 × 7
Monzo [2 -1 -1 1
Size in cents 1080.557¢
Name septimal grave major seventh
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{d8}^{7}_{5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 8.71425
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 9.61471
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 19

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Terminology

Despite being approximated by the major seventh in systems like septimal meantone, and even being called the septimal grave major seventh by some musicians, 28/15 is a diminished octave in just intonation notation systems such as Sagittal notation, Helmholtz-Ellis notation and Functional Just System, viewed as the Pythagorean diminished octave (4096/2187) altered by 5120/5103.

See also