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=== 19th partial chroma, 29th partial chroma, etc. === | === 19th-partial chroma, 29th-partial chroma, etc. === | ||
These are commas named according to [[Ben Johnston's notation]]. | These are commas named according to [[Ben Johnston's notation]]. In general, the ''p''-th-partial chroma is the formal comma that translates a basic interval to an interval of the corresponding harmonic, or "partial". For example, the 19th-partial chroma is the difference between 6/5 and 19/16, so that using it on a 6/5 minor third converts it to 19/16. | ||
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