32768/19683

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Interval information
Ratio 32768/19683
Factorization 215 × 3-9
Monzo [15 -9
Size in cents 882.40499¢
Name Pythagorean diminished seventh
Color name sw2, sawa 7th
FJS name [math]\text{d7}[/math]
Special properties reduced,
reduced subharmonic
Tenney height (log2 nd) 29.2647
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 30
Wilson height (sopfr (nd)) 57
Harmonic entropy
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
~3.91247 bits
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The Pythagorean diminished seventh, 32768/19683, may be reached by stacking nine 4/3's and octave reducing. It differs from the classic major sixth, 5/3, by the schisma, and, as a result, the Pythagorean diminished seventh is useful in creating rather consonant diminished seventh chords.

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