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'''6144/6125''', the '''porwell comma''', is a [[7-limit]] [[ | '''6144/6125''', the '''porwell comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 5.4 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack of two [[35/32]]'s falls short of [[6/5]], and the amount by which a stack of two [[48/35]]'s exceeds [[15/8]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to the [[porwell family]] of temperaments. | Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the [[porwell]] temperament. See [[Porwell family]] for the family of rank-3 temperaments where it is tempered out. See [[Porwell temperaments]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
This comma was first named as ''hewuermity'' by [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2005 as a contraction of ''[[hemiwürschmidt]]'' and ''[[amity]]''<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_12900.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Seven limit comma names from pairs of temperament names'']</ref>, and was renamed to ''porwell'' in 2010 as a contraction of ''[[porcupine]]'' and ''[[orwell]]'' per [[Petr Pařízek]]'s suggestion<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_88759.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Some unnamed 7-limit temperaments'']</ref>. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[Category:Porwell]] | [[Category:Porwell]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after other creatives]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after compositions]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:14, 4 November 2024
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Sarurutrigu comma
6144/6125, the porwell comma, is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 5.4 cents. It is the amount by which a stack of two 35/32's falls short of 6/5, and the amount by which a stack of two 48/35's exceeds 15/8.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the porwell temperament. See Porwell family for the family of rank-3 temperaments where it is tempered out. See Porwell temperaments for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out.
Etymology
This comma was first named as hewuermity by Gene Ward Smith in 2005 as a contraction of hemiwürschmidt and amity[1], and was renamed to porwell in 2010 as a contraction of porcupine and orwell per Petr Pařízek's suggestion[2].