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The '''sycamore comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| -16 -6 11 }}, [[ratio]]: 48828125/47775744), measuring 37.72085{{cent}}, is the difference between the [[5/4|classic major third (5/4)]] and a stack of six [[25/24|classic chromatic semitones (25/24)]], that is, (25/24)<sup>6</sup>/(5/4). | The '''sycamore comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| -16 -6 11 }}, [[ratio]]: 48828125/47775744), measuring 37.72085{{cent}}, is the difference between the [[5/4|classic major third (5/4)]] and a stack of six [[25/24|classic chromatic semitones (25/24)]], that is, (25/24)<sup>6</sup>/(5/4). As it splits the perfect fifth into 11, and equates 5/4 to 6 of these steps, it is related to [[11edf]] and therefore to [[Carlos Beta]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Latest revision as of 05:37, 16 December 2024
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3rd, Laleyo comma
The sycamore comma (monzo: [-16 -6 11⟩, ratio: 48828125/47775744), measuring 37.72085 ¢, is the difference between the classic major third (5/4) and a stack of six classic chromatic semitones (25/24), that is, (25/24)6/(5/4). As it splits the perfect fifth into 11, and equates 5/4 to 6 of these steps, it is related to 11edf and therefore to Carlos Beta.
Temperaments
This comma is tempered out by temperaments in the sycamore family.
Etymology
This comma seems to have been named by Paul Erlich in 2002[1].