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78732/78125 = |2 9 -7&gt;, the '''sensipent comma''' or medium semicomma, is an interval of 13.399 [[cent]]s which is the amount by which the difference between seven minor thirds and two fourths [[octave reduction|exceeds an octave]], in other words <code style="white-space: nowrap;">(6/5)^7 / (4/3)^2 / 2</code>. Tempering it out leads to [[Sensipent_family#Sensipent|sensipent temperament]].
{{Infobox Interval
| Ratio = 78732/78125
| Name = sensipent comma
| Color name = g<sup>7</sup>2, Sepgu comma
| Comma = yes
}}
'''78732/78125''' = {{Monzo| 2 9 -7 }}, the '''sensipent comma''' or medium semicomma, is an interval of 13.399 [[cent]]s which is the amount by which the difference between seven minor thirds and two fourths [[octave reduction|exceeds an octave]], in other words ([[6/5]])<sup>7</sup> / ([[4/3]])<sup>2</sup> / [[2/1|2]]. Equivalently, it is also equal to ([[6/5]])<sup>5</sup> / ([[10/9]])<sup>2</sup> / [[2/1|2]]. It is also the difference between [[5/4]] and 3 [[27/25]]s. Tempering it out leads to [[Sensipent_family#Sensipent|sensipent temperament]].


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[[Category:Sensipent]]
[[Category:Commas named for the generator of their temperament]]