17/12
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603.0004 cents
File:Jid 17 12 pluck adu dr220.mp3 sound sample
In 17-limit Just Intonation, 17/12 is the "second septendecimal tritone," measuring very nearly 603¢. Its inversion is the "first septendecimal tritone," 24/17, and the interval that separates them is the small comma 289/288, about 6¢. This difference is usually negligible, and tempering out this comma allows the 600¢ half-octave to function as both septendecimal tritones. Thus, every even-numbered EDO system contains a close approximation to these intervals.
17/12 is the mediant between the two septimal tritones 7/5 and 10/7.