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{{Infobox Interval

| Ratio = 78125/73728

| Name = ~~Wesley~~ comma

| Name = wesley comma

| Color name = Ly<sup>7</sup>-2, Lasepyo negative 2nd

| Comma = yes

}}

The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo|-13 -2 7}}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is unchanged in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s 7/26-comma meantone.

The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| -13 -2 7 }}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is [[eigenmonzo|unchanged]] in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s [[7/26-comma meantone]]. It is the amount by which a stack of seven [[5/4|classical major thirds (5/4)]] octave-reduced exceeds the [[9/8|Pythagorean major second (9/8)]].

== Temperaments ==

Tempering out this comma leads to the [[wesley]] temperament. See [[Wesley family]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments, where it is tempered out.

Its 100-cent size is very close to a [[12edo]] semitone, though it does not have the psychoacoustic significance as simpler intervals around it. It is tempered as such in the [[magnesium]] temperament in the 5-limit, with the tiny comma {{monzo| -157 -24 84 }} being the difference between 12 wesley commas and 1 octave.

[[Category:Wesley]]

[[Category:Commas named after composers]]

[[Category:Commas named after music theorists]]

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 {{Infobox Interval
 | Ratio = 78125/73728
-| Name = Wesley comma
+| Name = wesley comma
 | Color name = Ly<sup>7</sup>-2, Lasepyo negative 2nd
 | Comma = yes
 }}
-The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo|-13 -2 7}}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is unchanged in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s 7/26-comma meantone.
+The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| -13 -2 7 }}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is [[eigenmonzo|unchanged]] in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s [[7/26-comma meantone]]. It is the amount by which a stack of seven [[5/4|classical major thirds (5/4)]] octave-reduced exceeds the [[9/8|Pythagorean major second (9/8)]].
 == Temperaments ==
 Tempering out this comma leads to the [[wesley]] temperament. See [[Wesley family]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments, where it is tempered out.
+Its 100-cent size is very close to a [[12edo]] semitone, though it does not have the psychoacoustic significance as simpler intervals around it. It is tempered as such in the [[magnesium]] temperament in the 5-limit, with the tiny comma {{monzo| -157 -24 84 }} being the difference between 12 wesley commas and 1 octave.
+[[Category:Wesley]]
+[[Category:Commas named after composers]]
+[[Category:Commas named after music theorists]]