User:MisterShafXen/17edf

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Prime factorization 17 (prime)
Step size 41.2915 ¢ 
Octave 29\17edf (1197.45 ¢)
(semiconvergent)
Twelfth 46\17edf (1899.41 ¢)
(semiconvergent)
Consistency limit 6
Distinct consistency limit 6

17 equal divisions of the perfect fifth (abbreviated 17edf or 17ed3/2) is a nonoctave tuning system that divides the interval of 3/2 into 17 equal parts of about 41.3 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of (3/2)1/17, or the 17th root of 3/2.

Intervals

Steps Cents Approximate ratios Note names (pseudo-diatonic)
0 0 1/1 C
1 41.3 ^C
2 82.6 20/19, 22/21 Db
3 123.9 14/13 C#
4 165.2 vD
5 206.5 9/8 D
6 247.7 23/20 ^D
7 289 13/11, 19/16 Eb
8 330.3 17/14, 23/19 D#
9 371.6 21/17, 26/21 vE
10 412.9 14/11, 19/15, 24/19 E
11 454.2 22/17 ^E
12 495.5 4/3 F
13 536.8 ^F
14 578.1 Gb
15 619.4 F#
16 660.7 vG
17 702 3/2 G
18 743.2 23/15, 26/17 ^G
19 784.5 11/7 Ab
20 825.8 21/13 G#
21 867.1 28/17 vA
22 908.4 22/13, 27/16 A
23 949.7 ^A
24 991 16/9 Bb
25 1032.3 A#
26 1073.6 13/7 vB
27 1114.9 19/10, 21/11 B
28 1156.2 ^B
29 1197.5 2/1 C
30 1238.7 ^C
31 1280 Db
32 1321.3 28/13 C#
33 1362.6 vD
34 1403.9 9/4 D

Commas

This tuning tempers out 45/44 in the 11-limit.

Harmonics

Approximation of prime harmonics in 17edf
Harmonic 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31
Error Absolute (¢) -2.5 -2.5 -19.8 +17.1 +19.1 +19.0 +8.7 -18.7 -19.1 -7.5 +0.9
Relative (%) -6.2 -6.2 -47.9 +41.4 +46.3 +45.9 +21.1 -45.2 -46.2 -18.1 +2.3
Steps
(reduced)
29
(12)
46
(12)
67
(16)
82
(14)
101
(16)
108
(6)
119
(0)
123
(4)
131
(12)
141
(5)
144
(8)