explanation of 5/7-LIMIT

COULD ANYBODY OUT THERE GIVE ME A SHORT EXPLANATION OF WHAT 5/7-LIMIT
MEANS? I FOUND IT USED IN THE JICAL. - WITHOUT EXPLANATION.
THANK YOU

REINHARD KOPIEZ

> COULD ANYBODY OUT THERE GIVE ME A SHORT EXPLANATION OF WHAT 5/7-LIMIT
> MEANS?

In short, it refers to the largest prime or odd (there's still
disagreement on that question) number is used in the frequency ratios used
in, or approximated by, a given tuning. Up to a point, each such number
provides a new basic sonority.