13 equal divisions of the perfect fourth (13ed4/3) is the tuning system that divides the fourth into 13 steps of 38.3112 cents each. It can be thought of as a 4/3.5/3.7/6 subgroup analogue to 9edf or Carlos Alpha. It very closely approximates the intervals of 8/7 (at 6 steps) and 7/6 (at 7 steps), along with 5/4 (at 10 steps); these approximations are related to the slender temperament, tempering out 225/224 and 589824/588245 in the 7-limit. This tuning is close to every three steps of 94edo or to 88ed7.

← 12ed4/3 13ed4/3 14ed4/3 →
Prime factorization 13 (prime)
Step size 38.3112 ¢ 
Octave 31\13ed4/3 (1187.65 ¢)
Twelfth 50\13ed4/3 (1915.56 ¢)
Consistency limit 2
Distinct consistency limit 2

Intervals

These are the intervals up to a perfect fourth up.

Intervals of 13ed4/3
Degrees Cents Approximation by
2.3.5.7.11.23 subgroup
1 38.31 46/45, 45/44
2 76.62 24/23, 23/22, 22/21
3 114.93 16/15, 15/14
4 153.24 12/11
5 191.56
6 229.87 8/7
7 268.18 7/6
8 306.49
9 344.80 11/9
10 383.11 5/4
11 421.42 23/18
12 459.73 30/23
13 498.04 4/3

Harmonics

Approximation of harmonics in 13ed4/3
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -12.4 +13.6 +13.6 +10.4 +1.2 +2.6 +1.2 -11.1 -2.0 -13.7 -11.1
Relative (%) -32.2 +35.5 +35.5 +27.1 +3.3 +6.7 +3.3 -29.0 -5.1 -35.8 -29.0
Steps
(reduced)
31
(5)
50
(11)
63
(11)
73
(8)
81
(3)
88
(10)
94
(3)
99
(8)
104
(0)
108
(4)
112
(8)
Approximation of harmonics in 13ed4/3
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +3.6 -9.8 -14.3 -11.1 -1.1 +14.9 -2.1 -14.3 +16.2 +12.2 +11.9
Relative (%) +9.3 -25.6 -37.3 -29.0 -2.9 +38.8 -5.6 -37.3 +42.2 +32.0 +31.1
Steps
(reduced)
116
(12)
119
(2)
122
(5)
125
(8)
128
(11)
131
(1)
133
(3)
135
(5)
138
(8)
140
(10)
142
(12)

See also