239edo
← 238edo | 239edo | 240edo → |
239 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 239edo or 239ed2), also called 239-tone equal temperament (239tet) or 239 equal temperament (239et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 239 equal parts of about 5.02 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/239, or the 239th root of 2.
Theory
239edo has a sharp tendency, with prime harmonics 3 through 11 all tuned sharp. The equal temperament tempers out 2401/2400, 5120/5103, and 29360128/29296875 in the 7-limit, supporting the hemififths temperament and providing an excellent tuning. It also supports and provides a good tuning for quasiorwell and alphaquarter. In the 11-limit, it tempers out 3025/3024, 4000/3993, 5632/5625, and 12005/11979.
It also encompasses a large variety of higher primes, specifically commendable in the 2.3.5.7.11.17.29.31.37.43.53.59 subgroup.
Prime harmonics
Harmonic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Error | Absolute (¢) | +0.00 | +0.97 | +0.30 | +0.21 | +0.98 | -2.03 | +0.48 | -1.28 | -0.66 | -0.29 | -0.27 |
Relative (%) | +0.0 | +19.4 | +5.9 | +4.2 | +19.6 | -40.5 | +9.6 | -25.5 | -13.1 | -5.7 | -5.3 | |
Steps (reduced) |
239 (0) |
379 (140) |
555 (77) |
671 (193) |
827 (110) |
884 (167) |
977 (21) |
1015 (59) |
1081 (125) |
1161 (205) |
1184 (228) |
Harmonic | 37 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 79 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Error | Absolute (¢) | -0.30 | -2.28 | +0.62 | +2.28 | +0.14 | +0.24 | -2.24 | +1.03 | +1.06 | -1.85 | +1.99 |
Relative (%) | -5.9 | -45.5 | +12.3 | +45.3 | +2.7 | +4.8 | -44.6 | +20.5 | +21.0 | -36.8 | +39.6 | |
Steps (reduced) |
1245 (50) |
1280 (85) |
1297 (102) |
1328 (133) |
1369 (174) |
1406 (211) |
1417 (222) |
1450 (16) |
1470 (36) |
1479 (45) |
1507 (73) |
Subsets and supersets
239edo is the 52nd prime edo.
Intervals
Steps | Cents | Approximate ratios | Ups and downs notation |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 1/1 | D |
1 | 5.02 | ^D, ^8E♭♭ | |
2 | 10.04 | ^^D, ^9E♭♭ | |
3 | 15.06 | ^3D, ^10E♭♭ | |
4 | 20.08 | ^4D, ^11E♭♭ | |
5 | 25.1 | 69/68, 70/69 | ^5D, v12E♭ |
6 | 30.13 | 57/56, 58/57 | ^6D, v11E♭ |
7 | 35.15 | 49/48, 50/49, 51/50 | ^7D, v10E♭ |
8 | 40.17 | 43/42, 44/43 | ^8D, v9E♭ |
9 | 45.19 | 39/38, 77/75 | ^9D, v8E♭ |
10 | 50.21 | 35/34 | ^10D, v7E♭ |
11 | 55.23 | 32/31 | ^11D, v6E♭ |
12 | 60.25 | 29/28 | ^12D, v5E♭ |
13 | 65.27 | v11D♯, v4E♭ | |
14 | 70.29 | 25/24 | v10D♯, v3E♭ |
15 | 75.31 | 47/45 | v9D♯, vvE♭ |
16 | 80.33 | 22/21 | v8D♯, vE♭ |
17 | 85.36 | 21/20 | v7D♯, E♭ |
18 | 90.38 | 39/37 | v6D♯, ^E♭ |
19 | 95.4 | 37/35 | v5D♯, ^^E♭ |
20 | 100.42 | v4D♯, ^3E♭ | |
21 | 105.44 | 17/16 | v3D♯, ^4E♭ |
22 | 110.46 | vvD♯, ^5E♭ | |
23 | 115.48 | 31/29, 77/72 | vD♯, ^6E♭ |
24 | 120.5 | 74/69 | D♯, ^7E♭ |
25 | 125.52 | 43/40 | ^D♯, ^8E♭ |
26 | 130.54 | 55/51, 69/64 | ^^D♯, ^9E♭ |
27 | 135.56 | 40/37 | ^3D♯, ^10E♭ |
28 | 140.59 | 51/47 | ^4D♯, ^11E♭ |
29 | 145.61 | 37/34, 62/57 | ^5D♯, v12E |
30 | 150.63 | 12/11 | ^6D♯, v11E |
31 | 155.65 | 35/32 | ^7D♯, v10E |
32 | 160.67 | 34/31 | ^8D♯, v9E |
33 | 165.69 | 11/10 | ^9D♯, v8E |
34 | 170.71 | 32/29 | ^10D♯, v7E |
35 | 175.73 | 31/28 | ^11D♯, v6E |
36 | 180.75 | ^12D♯, v5E | |
37 | 185.77 | 49/44, 69/62 | v11D𝄪, v4E |
38 | 190.79 | 48/43, 77/69 | v10D𝄪, v3E |
39 | 195.82 | 28/25 | v9D𝄪, vvE |
40 | 200.84 | 55/49, 64/57 | v8D𝄪, vE |
41 | 205.86 | E | |
42 | 210.88 | 35/31 | ^E, ^8F♭ |
43 | 215.9 | 17/15, 77/68 | ^^E, ^9F♭ |
44 | 220.92 | 25/22 | ^3E, ^10F♭ |
45 | 225.94 | 49/43 | ^4E, ^11F♭ |
46 | 230.96 | 8/7 | ^5E, v12F |
47 | 235.98 | 55/48, 63/55 | ^6E, v11F |
48 | 241 | 54/47 | ^7E, v10F |
49 | 246.03 | ^8E, v9F | |
50 | 251.05 | 37/32 | ^9E, v8F |
51 | 256.07 | 29/25, 51/44 | ^10E, v7F |
52 | 261.09 | 50/43, 57/49 | ^11E, v6F |
53 | 266.11 | 7/6 | ^12E, v5F |
54 | 271.13 | 76/65 | v11E♯, v4F |
55 | 276.15 | 34/29 | v10E♯, v3F |
56 | 281.17 | 20/17 | v9E♯, vvF |
57 | 286.19 | 46/39 | v8E♯, vF |
58 | 291.21 | 58/49 | F |
59 | 296.23 | 51/43 | ^F, ^8G♭♭ |
60 | 301.26 | 25/21, 69/58 | ^^F, ^9G♭♭ |
61 | 306.28 | 37/31, 68/57 | ^3F, ^10G♭♭ |
62 | 311.3 | ^4F, ^11G♭♭ | |
63 | 316.32 | 6/5 | ^5F, v12G♭ |
64 | 321.34 | ^6F, v11G♭ | |
65 | 326.36 | 35/29 | ^7F, v10G♭ |
66 | 331.38 | 23/19 | ^8F, v9G♭ |
67 | 336.4 | 17/14 | ^9F, v8G♭ |
68 | 341.42 | 28/23 | ^10F, v7G♭ |
69 | 346.44 | ^11F, v6G♭ | |
70 | 351.46 | 49/40, 60/49 | ^12F, v5G♭ |
71 | 356.49 | 43/35, 70/57 | v11F♯, v4G♭ |
72 | 361.51 | 69/56 | v10F♯, v3G♭ |
73 | 366.53 | 21/17, 68/55 | v9F♯, vvG♭ |
74 | 371.55 | 31/25, 57/46 | v8F♯, vG♭ |
75 | 376.57 | 46/37 | v7F♯, G♭ |
76 | 381.59 | v6F♯, ^G♭ | |
77 | 386.61 | 5/4 | v5F♯, ^^G♭ |
78 | 391.63 | v4F♯, ^3G♭ | |
79 | 396.65 | 39/31, 44/35 | v3F♯, ^4G♭ |
80 | 401.67 | 29/23 | vvF♯, ^5G♭ |
81 | 406.69 | 43/34, 62/49 | vF♯, ^6G♭ |
82 | 411.72 | 52/41 | F♯, ^7G♭ |
83 | 416.74 | 14/11 | ^F♯, ^8G♭ |
84 | 421.76 | 37/29 | ^^F♯, ^9G♭ |
85 | 426.78 | 32/25, 55/43 | ^3F♯, ^10G♭ |
86 | 431.8 | 77/60 | ^4F♯, ^11G♭ |
87 | 436.82 | ^5F♯, v12G | |
88 | 441.84 | 40/31 | ^6F♯, v11G |
89 | 446.86 | 22/17 | ^7F♯, v10G |
90 | 451.88 | 74/57 | ^8F♯, v9G |
91 | 456.9 | 56/43 | ^9F♯, v8G |
92 | 461.92 | 47/36, 64/49 | ^10F♯, v7G |
93 | 466.95 | 55/42, 72/55 | ^11F♯, v6G |
94 | 471.97 | ^12F♯, v5G | |
95 | 476.99 | v11F𝄪, v4G | |
96 | 482.01 | 37/28 | v10F𝄪, v3G |
97 | 487.03 | 49/37 | v9F𝄪, vvG |
98 | 492.05 | v8F𝄪, vG | |
99 | 497.07 | G | |
100 | 502.09 | ^G, ^8A♭♭ | |
101 | 507.11 | 63/47 | ^^G, ^9A♭♭ |
102 | 512.13 | 39/29, 43/32 | ^3G, ^10A♭♭ |
103 | 517.15 | 31/23 | ^4G, ^11A♭♭ |
104 | 522.18 | 50/37 | ^5G, v12A♭ |
105 | 527.2 | ^6G, v11A♭ | |
106 | 532.22 | 34/25 | ^7G, v10A♭ |
107 | 537.24 | 15/11 | ^8G, v9A♭ |
108 | 542.26 | 26/19 | ^9G, v8A♭ |
109 | 547.28 | 48/35 | ^10G, v7A♭ |
110 | 552.3 | ^11G, v6A♭ | |
111 | 557.32 | 40/29, 69/50 | ^12G, v5A♭ |
112 | 562.34 | v11G♯, v4A♭ | |
113 | 567.36 | 43/31, 68/49 | v10G♯, v3A♭ |
114 | 572.38 | 32/23 | v9G♯, vvA♭ |
115 | 577.41 | 60/43 | v8G♯, vA♭ |
116 | 582.43 | 7/5 | v7G♯, A♭ |
117 | 587.45 | 66/47 | v6G♯, ^A♭ |
118 | 592.47 | 69/49 | v5G♯, ^^A♭ |
119 | 597.49 | 24/17 | v4G♯, ^3A♭ |
120 | 602.51 | 17/12 | v3G♯, ^4A♭ |
121 | 607.53 | vvG♯, ^5A♭ | |
122 | 612.55 | 47/33, 57/40 | vG♯, ^6A♭ |
123 | 617.57 | 10/7 | G♯, ^7A♭ |
124 | 622.59 | 43/30 | ^G♯, ^8A♭ |
125 | 627.62 | 23/16 | ^^G♯, ^9A♭ |
126 | 632.64 | 49/34, 62/43 | ^3G♯, ^10A♭ |
127 | 637.66 | ^4G♯, ^11A♭ | |
128 | 642.68 | 29/20 | ^5G♯, v12A |
129 | 647.7 | ^6G♯, v11A | |
130 | 652.72 | 35/24 | ^7G♯, v10A |
131 | 657.74 | 19/13 | ^8G♯, v9A |
132 | 662.76 | 22/15 | ^9G♯, v8A |
133 | 667.78 | 25/17 | ^10G♯, v7A |
134 | 672.8 | ^11G♯, v6A | |
135 | 677.82 | 37/25 | ^12G♯, v5A |
136 | 682.85 | 46/31 | v11G𝄪, v4A |
137 | 687.87 | 58/39, 64/43 | v10G𝄪, v3A |
138 | 692.89 | v9G𝄪, vvA | |
139 | 697.91 | v8G𝄪, vA | |
140 | 702.93 | A | |
141 | 707.95 | ^A, ^8B♭♭ | |
142 | 712.97 | 74/49, 77/51 | ^^A, ^9B♭♭ |
143 | 717.99 | 56/37 | ^3A, ^10B♭♭ |
144 | 723.01 | ^4A, ^11B♭♭ | |
145 | 728.03 | ^5A, v12B♭ | |
146 | 733.05 | 55/36 | ^6A, v11B♭ |
147 | 738.08 | 49/32, 72/47 | ^7A, v10B♭ |
148 | 743.1 | 43/28 | ^8A, v9B♭ |
149 | 748.12 | 57/37, 77/50 | ^9A, v8B♭ |
150 | 753.14 | 17/11 | ^10A, v7B♭ |
151 | 758.16 | 31/20 | ^11A, v6B♭ |
152 | 763.18 | ^12A, v5B♭ | |
153 | 768.2 | v11A♯, v4B♭ | |
154 | 773.22 | 25/16 | v10A♯, v3B♭ |
155 | 778.24 | 58/37, 69/44 | v9A♯, vvB♭ |
156 | 783.26 | 11/7 | v8A♯, vB♭ |
157 | 788.28 | 41/26 | v7A♯, B♭ |
158 | 793.31 | 49/31, 68/43 | v6A♯, ^B♭ |
159 | 798.33 | 46/29, 65/41 | v5A♯, ^^B♭ |
160 | 803.35 | 35/22, 62/39 | v4A♯, ^3B♭ |
161 | 808.37 | 75/47 | v3A♯, ^4B♭ |
162 | 813.39 | 8/5 | vvA♯, ^5B♭ |
163 | 818.41 | 69/43, 77/48 | vA♯, ^6B♭ |
164 | 823.43 | 37/23 | A♯, ^7B♭ |
165 | 828.45 | 50/31 | ^A♯, ^8B♭ |
166 | 833.47 | 34/21, 55/34 | ^^A♯, ^9B♭ |
167 | 838.49 | ^3A♯, ^10B♭ | |
168 | 843.51 | 57/35, 70/43 | ^4A♯, ^11B♭ |
169 | 848.54 | 49/30 | ^5A♯, v12B |
170 | 853.56 | ^6A♯, v11B | |
171 | 858.58 | 23/14 | ^7A♯, v10B |
172 | 863.6 | 28/17 | ^8A♯, v9B |
173 | 868.62 | 38/23 | ^9A♯, v8B |
174 | 873.64 | 58/35 | ^10A♯, v7B |
175 | 878.66 | ^11A♯, v6B | |
176 | 883.68 | 5/3 | ^12A♯, v5B |
177 | 888.7 | v11A𝄪, v4B | |
178 | 893.72 | 57/34, 62/37 | v10A𝄪, v3B |
179 | 898.74 | 42/25 | v9A𝄪, vvB |
180 | 903.77 | v8A𝄪, vB | |
181 | 908.79 | 49/29 | B |
182 | 913.81 | 39/23 | ^B, ^8C♭ |
183 | 918.83 | 17/10 | ^^B, ^9C♭ |
184 | 923.85 | 29/17, 75/44 | ^3B, ^10C♭ |
185 | 928.87 | 65/38 | ^4B, ^11C♭ |
186 | 933.89 | 12/7 | ^5B, v12C |
187 | 938.91 | 43/25 | ^6B, v11C |
188 | 943.93 | 50/29, 69/40 | ^7B, v10C |
189 | 948.95 | 64/37 | ^8B, v9C |
190 | 953.97 | ^9B, v8C | |
191 | 959 | 47/27 | ^10B, v7C |
192 | 964.02 | ^11B, v6C | |
193 | 969.04 | 7/4 | ^12B, v5C |
194 | 974.06 | v11B♯, v4C | |
195 | 979.08 | 44/25 | v10B♯, v3C |
196 | 984.1 | 30/17 | v9B♯, vvC |
197 | 989.12 | 62/35 | v8B♯, vC |
198 | 994.14 | C | |
199 | 999.16 | 57/32 | ^C, ^8D♭♭ |
200 | 1004.18 | 25/14 | ^^C, ^9D♭♭ |
201 | 1009.21 | 43/24, 77/43 | ^3C, ^10D♭♭ |
202 | 1014.23 | ^4C, ^11D♭♭ | |
203 | 1019.25 | ^5C, v12D♭ | |
204 | 1024.27 | 56/31 | ^6C, v11D♭ |
205 | 1029.29 | 29/16 | ^7C, v10D♭ |
206 | 1034.31 | 20/11 | ^8C, v9D♭ |
207 | 1039.33 | 31/17 | ^9C, v8D♭ |
208 | 1044.35 | 64/35 | ^10C, v7D♭ |
209 | 1049.37 | 11/6 | ^11C, v6D♭ |
210 | 1054.39 | 57/31, 68/37 | ^12C, v5D♭ |
211 | 1059.41 | v11C♯, v4D♭ | |
212 | 1064.44 | 37/20 | v10C♯, v3D♭ |
213 | 1069.46 | v9C♯, vvD♭ | |
214 | 1074.48 | v8C♯, vD♭ | |
215 | 1079.5 | 69/37 | v7C♯, D♭ |
216 | 1084.52 | 58/31 | v6C♯, ^D♭ |
217 | 1089.54 | v5C♯, ^^D♭ | |
218 | 1094.56 | 32/17 | v4C♯, ^3D♭ |
219 | 1099.58 | v3C♯, ^4D♭ | |
220 | 1104.6 | 70/37 | vvC♯, ^5D♭ |
221 | 1109.62 | 74/39 | vC♯, ^6D♭ |
222 | 1114.64 | 40/21 | C♯, ^7D♭ |
223 | 1119.67 | 21/11 | ^C♯, ^8D♭ |
224 | 1124.69 | ^^C♯, ^9D♭ | |
225 | 1129.71 | 48/25 | ^3C♯, ^10D♭ |
226 | 1134.73 | 77/40 | ^4C♯, ^11D♭ |
227 | 1139.75 | 56/29 | ^5C♯, v12D |
228 | 1144.77 | 31/16 | ^6C♯, v11D |
229 | 1149.79 | 68/35 | ^7C♯, v10D |
230 | 1154.81 | 76/39 | ^8C♯, v9D |
231 | 1159.83 | 43/22 | ^9C♯, v8D |
232 | 1164.85 | 49/25 | ^10C♯, v7D |
233 | 1169.87 | 57/29 | ^11C♯, v6D |
234 | 1174.9 | 69/35 | ^12C♯, v5D |
235 | 1179.92 | v11C𝄪, v4D | |
236 | 1184.94 | v10C𝄪, v3D | |
237 | 1189.96 | v9C𝄪, vvD | |
238 | 1194.98 | v8C𝄪, vD | |
239 | 1200 | 2/1 | D |
Regular temperament properties
Subgroup | Comma list | Mapping | Optimal 8ve stretch (¢) |
Tuning error | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute (¢) | Relative (%) | ||||
2.3 | [379 -239⟩ | [⟨239 379]] | −0.307 | 0.307 | 6.12 |
2.3.5 | [3 -18 11⟩, [32 -7 -9⟩ | [⟨239 379 555]] | −0.247 | 0.265 | 5.27 |
2.3.5.7 | 2401/2400, 5120/5103, 29360128/29296875 | [⟨239 379 555 671]] | −0.204 | 0.241 | 4.80 |
2.3.5.7.11 | 2401/2400, 3025/3024, 4000/3993, 5120/5103 | [⟨239 379 555 671 827]] | −0.220 | 0.218 | 4.34 |
Rank-2 temperaments
Periods per 8ve |
Generator* | Cents* | Associated ratio* |
Temperaments |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3\239 | 15.06 | 121/120 | Yarman I (239) |
1 | 7\239 | 35.15 | 1990656/1953125 | Gammic (5-limit) |
1 | 9\239 | 45.19 | 250/243 | Quartonic (5-limit) |
1 | 11\239 | 55.23 | 33/32 | Escapade / alphaquarter |
1 | 35\239 | 175.73 | 72/65 | Quadrafifths (239f) |
1 | 54\239 | 271.13 | 90/77 | Quasiorwell (239) |
1 | 70\239 | 351.46 | 49/40 | Hemififths (7-limit) |
1 | 79\239 | 396.65 | 44/35 | Squarschmidt |
1 | 83\239 | 416.74 | 14/11 | Unthirds (239f) |
1 | 116\239 | 582.43 | 7/5 | Neptune (7-limit) |
* Octave-reduced form, reduced to the first half-octave, and minimal form in parentheses if distinct