120/119

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120/119, the lynchisma, is a small 17-limit superparticular comma of about 14.49 cents. It is the difference between 20/17 and 7/6, 17/10 and 12/7, or 30/17 and 7/4.

Interval information
Ratio 120/119
Factorization 23 × 3 × 5 × 7-1 × 17-1
Monzo [3 1 1 -1 0 0 -1
Size in cents 14.4874¢
Name lynchisma
Color name 17ury-2, suruyo negative 2nd,
Suruyo comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{d}{-2}^{5}_{7,17} }[/math]
Special properties superparticular,
reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 13.8017
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 13.8138
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 38
Comma size small
S-expressions S15⋅S16,
S18⋅S19⋅S20
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Temperaments

Tempering out this comma in the 17-limit leads to the rank-6 lynchismic temperament. In the 2.3.5.7.17 subgroup, tempering it out results in the rank-4 lynchic temperament. In either case, it allows you to assign 10:12:15:17 as the inverse of 4:5:6:7, an otonal chord that would otherwise be 70:84:105:120. William Lynch calls this the minor tetrad, and so equating it with the inverse of the major tetrad is quite useful.

Since 120/119 factors as (225/224)⋅(256/255), it would make sense to temper them both out, so lynchic can be further tempered to a simple extension of marvel that adds prime 17 known as char, though it loses accuracy when compared to marvel.

Lynchic

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.17

Subgroup-val mapping[1 0 0 0 3], 0 1 0 0 1], 0 0 1 0 1], 0 0 0 1 -1]]

mapping generators: ~2, ~3, ~5, ~7

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~2 = 1198.9483 ¢, ~3/2 = 702.1229 ¢, ~5/4 = 386.5249 ¢, ~7/4 = 973.6693 ¢
  • CWE: ~2 = 1200.0000 ¢, ~3/2 = 701.8985 ¢, ~5/4 = 385.5601 ¢, ~7/4 = 973.5597 ¢

Optimal ET sequence10, 12, 19, 22, 27g, 31, 41, 53, 198ddggg

Badness (Sintel): 0.220

Lynchismic

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11.13.17

Mapping:

[⟨ 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 ],
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ],
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ],
0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 ],
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ],
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ]]
mapping generators: ~2, ~3, ~5, ~7, ~11, ~13

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~2 = 1198.9483 ¢, ~3/2 = 702.1229 ¢, ~5/4 = 386.5249 ¢, ~7/4 = 973.6693 ¢, ~11/8 = 554.4584 ¢, ~13/8 = 843.6671 ¢
  • CWE: ~2 = 1200.0000 ¢, ~3/2 = 701.8985 ¢, ~5/4 = 385.5601 ¢, ~7/4 = 973.5597 ¢, ~11/8 = 553.3440 ¢, ~13/8 = 842.6949 ¢

Optimal ET sequence19, 22, 26, 27eg, 31, 41, 49fg, 53, 65d, 84g, 92defg, 106g, 123dfgg, 128dg, 137gg, 145dgg, 171dgg

Badness (Sintel): 0.603

See also