17/9

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Interval information
Ratio 17/9
Subgroup monzo 3.17 [-2 1
Size in cents 1101.0454¢
Name large septendecimal major seventh
Color name 17o8, iso octave
FJS name [math]\text{d8}^{17}[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd) 7.25739
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 8.17493
Wilson height (sopfr (nd)) 23
Harmonic entropy
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
~4.23138 bits

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In 17-limit just intonation, 17/9 is the septendecimal diminished octave or the septendecimal major seventh, depending on how one views it. It measures about 1101¢. It is the mediant between 15/8 and 2/1. Its inversion is 18/17, the "small septendecimal semitone".

Terminology and notation

There exists a disagreement in different conceptualization systems on whether 17/9 should be a major seventh or a diminished octave. The diminished octave view corresponds to Functional Just System, with the formal comma 4131/4096 separating it from 4096/2187, the Pythagorean diminished octave. The major seventh view corresponds to Helmholtz-Ellis notation, with the formal comma 2187/2176 separating it from 243/128, the Pythagorean major seventh.

In practice, the interval category may, arguably, vary by context. One solution for the JI user who uses expanded circle-of-fifths notation is to prepare a Pythagorean comma accidental so that the interval can be notated in either category.

See also