51/50

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Interval information
Ratio 51/50
Factorization 2-1 × 3 × 5-2 × 17
Monzo [-1 1 -2 0 0 0 1
Size in cents 34.282983¢
Names large septendecimal sixth tone,
17th-partial chroma
Color name 17ogg2, sogugu 2nd,
Sogugu comma
FJS name [math]\text{d2}^{17}_{5,5}[/math]
Special properties superparticular,
reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd) 11.3163
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 11.3449
Wilson height (sopfr (nd)) 32
Harmonic entropy
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
~4.51253 bits
Comma size medium
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51/50, the large septendecimal sixth tone, or the 17th-partial chroma, is a superparticular interval of about 34.3 ¢. It is the formal comma used to express 17-limit intervals in Ben Johnston's notation, being expressed with a "17", while its reciprocal is denoted as 17 (a turned 17).

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