7ed9/7

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Prime factorization 7 (prime)
Step size 62.1549 ¢ 
Octave 19\7ed9/7 (1180.94 ¢)
Twelfth 31\7ed9/7 (1926.8 ¢)
Consistency limit 2
Distinct consistency limit 2

7 equal divisions of 9/7 (abbreviated 7ed9/7) is a nonoctave tuning system that divides the interval of 9/7 into 7 equal parts of about 62.2 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of (9/7)1/7, or the 7th root of 9/7. It is a very flat version of 19edo.

Harmonics

Approximation of harmonics in 8ed4/3
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -17.1 +28.0 +28.0 +15.2 +10.8 -7.0 +10.8 -6.3 -2.0 +19.8 -6.3
Relative (%) -27.5 +44.9 +44.9 +24.4 +17.4 -11.3 +17.4 -10.1 -3.1 +31.8 -10.1
Steps
(reduced)
19
(3)
31
(7)
39
(7)
45
(5)
50
(2)
54
(6)
58
(2)
61
(5)
64
(0)
67
(3)
69
(5)
Approximation of harmonics in 7ed9/7 (continued)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) -20.4 -24.2 -19.1 -6.3 +13.2 -23.5 +7.4 -19.1 +20.9 +2.7 -12.0
Relative (%) -32.7 -38.8 -30.7 -10.1 +21.3 -37.7 +12.0 -30.7 +33.6 +4.3 -19.3
Steps
(reduced)
71
(7)
73
(1)
75
(3)
77
(5)
79
(7)
80
(0)
82
(2)
83
(3)
85
(5)
86
(6)
87
(7)

Due to near-cancellation of the errors in harmonics 3 and 4, 7ed9/7 is similar to 8ed4/3.

Intervals

Steps Cents Approximate ratios
0 0 1/1
1 62.2 19/18, 20/19
2 124.3 12/11, 13/12, 14/13, 18/17, 21/20
3 186.5 8/7, 11/10, 17/15, 19/17, 21/19
4 248.6 7/6, 13/11, 20/17
5 310.8 6/5, 11/9, 16/13
6 372.9 14/11, 17/14, 19/15, 21/17
7 435.1 5/4, 13/10

See also