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The '''absinthma''', '''2560/2541''', is the difference between [[80/77]] and [[33/32]]. When tempered out, it splits [[15/14]] into two equal parts of those sizes. | The '''absinthma''', '''2560/2541''', is the difference between [[80/77]] and [[33/32]]. When tempered out, it splits [[15/14]] into two equal parts of those sizes. It is also the sum of [[243/242]] and [[5120/5103]]. | ||
It is a valuable 11-limit comma, as tempering it out causes [[16/11]] to be exactly halfway between [[7/5]] and [[3/2]]. | It is a valuable 11-limit comma, as tempering it out causes [[16/11]] to be exactly halfway between [[7/5]] and [[3/2]]. | ||
This comma is tempered out in both [[magic]] and [[thuja]], and so is named the absinthma. Thujone is often believed to be a component of absinthe, and its supposed effects, as well as the bohemian lifestyles associated with absinthe, give an association with magic. | This comma is tempered out in both [[magic]] and [[thuja]], and so is named the absinthma. Thujone is often believed to be a component of absinthe, and its supposed effects, as well as the bohemian lifestyles associated with absinthe, give an association with magic. | ||
[[Category:Commas named for their regular temperament properties]] | |||