In music, 41 equal temperament, abbreviated 41-tET, 41-EDO, or 41-ET, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 41 equally-sized steps (equal frequency ratios). Play Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/41, or 29.27 cents ( Play), an interval close in size to the septimal comma. 41-ET can be seen as a tuning of the schismatic, magic and miracle temperaments. It is the second smallest equal temperament, after 29-ET, whose perfect fifth is closer to just intonation than that of 12-ET.
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