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The '''gaster comma''' is a 5-limit [[unnoticeable comma]] measuring about 0.7995 cents. It is the difference between a stack of seventeen [[9/8]]s and a stack of nineteen [[10/9]]s, (9/8)<sup>17</sup>/(10/9)<sup>19</sup> = {{monzo|-70 72 -19}} (quadbila-negu). | The '''gaster comma''' is a 5-limit [[unnoticeable comma]] measuring about 0.7995 cents. It is the difference between a stack of seventeen [[9/8]]s and a stack of nineteen [[10/9]]s, (9/8)<sup>17</sup>/(10/9)<sup>19</sup> = {{monzo|-70 72 -19}} (quadbila-negu). | ||
It can also be described as the difference between eighteen [[81/80]]<nowiki/>s and [[5/4]]. | It can also be described as the difference between eighteen [[81/80]]<nowiki/>s and [[5/4]]. It is the [[Don Page comma]] between 9/8 and 10/9. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
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== Ratio == | == Ratio == | ||
'''22528399544939174411840147874772641 / 22517998136852480000000000000000000''' | '''22528399544939174411840147874772641 / 22517998136852480000000000000000000''' | ||
[[Category:Commas with unknown etymology]] | |||