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Minor diatonic semitone

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Inverse
  
major seventh

Semitones
  
1

Just interval
  
17:16

Other names
  
overtone semitone

Interval class
  
1

Equal temperament
  
100

Minor diatonic semitone

In music, the minor diatonic semitone is a ratio of 17:16, making it the seventeenth harmonic or partial. This is in contrast to the 5-limit major diatonic semitone of 16/15.

References

Minor diatonic semitone Wikipedia