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| Name = sooty fox comma | |||
| Color name = 3uuz<sup>3</sup>2, thuthutrizo 2nd | | Color name = 3uuz<sup>3</sup>2, thuthutrizo 2nd | ||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
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'''343/338''', | '''343/338''', the '''sooty fox comma''' is a [[13-limit]] interval of 25.422 [[cent]]s, is the amount by which three [[8/7]]s and two [[13/8]]s fall short of two octaves. Alternatively, it is the amount by which three [[7/4]]s exceed two [[13/8]]s plus an octave. | ||
It is tempered by [[19edo]]. | It is tempered by [[19edo]]. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The comma is named after the Aleutian sooty fox sparrow, [https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343338-Passerella-iliaca-unalaschcensis taxa #343388] on iNaturalist. | |||
It was named by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2024, but he retracted the name one day later out of fear that it would be poorly received due to its arbitrary nature. However, another editor added the name back two months later, which Lambeth and others did not oppose, so the name stuck. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Comma]] | * [[Comma]] | ||
* [[Sooty fox scale | * [[Sooty fox scale]] – equal divisions of 343/338 | ||
[[Category:Commas named for other reasons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:49, 17 January 2025
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343/338, the sooty fox comma is a 13-limit interval of 25.422 cents, is the amount by which three 8/7s and two 13/8s fall short of two octaves. Alternatively, it is the amount by which three 7/4s exceed two 13/8s plus an octave.
It is tempered by 19edo.
Etymology
The comma is named after the Aleutian sooty fox sparrow, taxa #343388 on iNaturalist.
It was named by Budjarn Lambeth in 2024, but he retracted the name one day later out of fear that it would be poorly received due to its arbitrary nature. However, another editor added the name back two months later, which Lambeth and others did not oppose, so the name stuck.
See also
- Comma
- Sooty fox scale – equal divisions of 343/338