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'''Pi over 3''', or the '''engineer's comma'''{{idiosyncratic}}, is a transcendental ratio of 79.84 cents. | '''Pi over 3''', or the '''engineer's comma'''{{idiosyncratic}}, is a transcendental ratio of 79.84 cents. | ||
The name "engineer's comma" was proposed by [[User:Eliora|Eliora]]. | The name "engineer's comma" was proposed by [[User:Eliora|Eliora]]. The naming reason is that in the STEM student community it is common to light-heartedly joke about how engineers round π down to 3. | ||
== Temperament == | == Temperament == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
1 step of [[15edo]] is a very close approximation of this interval. | 1 step of [[15edo]] is a very close approximation of this interval. | ||
[[Category:Commas named for the intervals they stack]] | |||