In music, 53 equal temperament, called 53-TET, 53-EDO, or 53-ET, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 53 equal steps (equal frequency ratios). Play Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/53, or 22.6415 cents ( Play), an interval sometimes called the Holdrian comma.
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