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'''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''', is a [[19-limit]] [[Superparticular ratio|superparticular comma]] of about 1.79 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of [[22/17]] and [[22/19]] falls short of [[3/2]]. By tempering it out is defined the '''kingfisher temperament''', which enables the [[kingfisher chords]].

'''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''' is a [[19-limit]] [[Superparticular ratio|superparticular comma]] of about 1.79 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of [[22/17]] and [[22/19]] falls short of [[3/2]]. In terms of commas, it is the difference between [[243/242]] and [[324/323]], [[513/512]] and [[1089/1088]], among other relations. By tempering it out is defined the '''kingfisher temperament''', which enables the [[kingfisher chords]].

== Etymology ==

~~This comma was first described by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] in 2023, but the~~ name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''.

The name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers to ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''.

969 / 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).

969 ÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).

Before that, [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] proposed the name ''buddhisma'' in 2023, referring to the [[wikipedia:969 Movement|969 Movement]].

== See also ==

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-'''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''', is a [[19-limit]] [[Superparticular ratio|superparticular comma]] of about 1.79 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of [[22/17]] and [[22/19]] falls short of [[3/2]]. By tempering it out is defined the '''kingfisher temperament''', which enables the [[kingfisher chords]].
+'''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''' is a [[19-limit]] [[Superparticular ratio|superparticular comma]] of about 1.79 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of [[22/17]] and [[22/19]] falls short of [[3/2]]. In terms of commas, it is the difference between [[243/242]] and [[324/323]], [[513/512]] and [[1089/1088]], among other relations. By tempering it out is defined the '''kingfisher temperament''', which enables the [[kingfisher chords]].
 == Etymology ==
-This comma was first described by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] in 2023, but the name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''.
+The name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers to ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''.
-/ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).
+÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).
+Before that, [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] proposed the name ''buddhisma'' in 2023, referring to the [[wikipedia:969 Movement|969 Movement]].
 == See also ==