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The 41.059 cent interval of '''128/125''' is called the '''diesis''' or '''augmented comma'''; it represents the gap between a stack of three [[5/4]] just major thirds and the [[octave]], or in other words 2/(5/4)<sup>3</sup>.  
The 41.059-[[cent]] interval of '''128/125''' is called the '''diesis''' or '''augmented comma'''; it represents the gap between a stack of three [[5/4]] just major thirds and the [[octave]], or in other words 2/(5/4)<sup>3</sup>.  


== As a comma ==
== Temperaments ==
Tempering out this comma leads to [[augmented]] temperament. See [[augmented family]] for the family where it is tempered out.  
=== As a comma ===
[[Tempering out]] this comma leads to [[augmented]] temperament. See [[augmented family]] for the family where it is tempered out.  


== As an interval ==
=== As an interval ===
If the diesis is treated as a musical interval in its own right as opposed to tempering it out, it is approximately a quarter-tone and so can be used to introduce [[7-limit]] and [[11-limit]] harmony into 5-limit scales.  
If the diesis is treated as a musical interval in its own right as opposed to tempering it out, it is approximately a quarter-tone and so can be used to introduce [[7-limit]] and [[11-limit]] harmony into 5-limit scales.  


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It is fairly accurately represented by a single step in [[28edo|28-]], [[31edo|31-]] or [[34edo]], and by two steps of [[53edo|53-]], [[59edo|59-]] or [[65edo]]. In any tuning with pure octaves and just major thirds, such as [[quarter-comma meantone]], it will be exact. Furthermore, in meantone it appears as the difference between sharps and flats, e.g. between D# and Eb. It is also called '''enharmonic diesis''' or '''enharmonic comma''' for this reason.  
It is fairly accurately represented by a single step in [[28edo|28-]], [[31edo|31-]] or [[34edo]], and by two steps of [[53edo|53-]], [[59edo|59-]] or [[65edo]]. In any tuning with pure octaves and just major thirds, such as [[quarter-comma meantone]], it will be exact. Furthermore, in meantone it appears as the difference between sharps and flats, e.g. between D# and Eb. It is also called '''enharmonic diesis''' or '''enharmonic comma''' for this reason.  


== Relation to binary ==
== Trivia ==
This interval represents the amount by which the binary definition of kilobyte, 1024 bytes, exceeds the nominal definition of "kilo" prefix, 1000.  
This interval represents the amount by which the binary definition of kilobyte, 1024 bytes, exceeds the nominal definition of "kilo" prefix, 1000.  


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[[Category:Sonifications]]
[[Category:Sonifications]]
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