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'''Interordinals''' are interval categories halfway between adjacent interval classes of some MOS (usually diatonic). For example, 250c is an interordinal because it falls between 200c (the 12edo major second) and 300c (the 12edo minor third).
'''Interordinals''' are interval categories halfway between adjacent interval classes of the diatonic scale {{adv|(or more generally, another suitable MOS)}}. For example, 250c is an interordinal because it falls between 200c (the 12edo major second) and 300c (the 12edo minor third).


19edo and 24edo are notable edos with interordinals. Notable JI interordinals include 15/13 (a semifourth) and 13/10 (a semisixth).
19edo and 24edo are notable edos with interordinals. Notable JI interordinals include 15/13 (a semifourth) and 13/10 (a semisixth).

Revision as of 17:46, 11 December 2025

Interordinals are interval categories halfway between adjacent interval classes of the diatonic scale (or more generally, another suitable MOS). For example, 250c is an interordinal because it falls between 200c (the 12edo major second) and 300c (the 12edo minor third).

19edo and 24edo are notable edos with interordinals. Notable JI interordinals include 15/13 (a semifourth) and 13/10 (a semisixth).

The following table shows various ways to name interordinals:

Interordinal nomenclature
24edo interval "semi" names "inter" names "ultra"/"infra" Greek-derived names
250c, 5\24 semifourth second-inter-third ultramajor second
inframinor third
chthonic
450c, 9\24 semisixth third-inter-fourth ultramajor third
infrafourth
naiadic
750c, 15\24 semitenth fifth-inter-sixth ultrafifth
inframinor sixth
cocytic
950c, 19\24 semitwelfth sixth-inter-seventh ultramajor sixth
inframinor seventh
ouranic