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| Name = nuwell comma | | Name = nuwell comma | ||
| Color name = | | Color name = r<sup>4</sup>y-3, quadru-ayo negative 3rd | ||
| Comma = yes | |||
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'''2430/2401''', the '''nuwell comma''', | '''2430/2401''', the '''nuwell comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 20.8 [[cents]]. It is amount by which four septimal minor thirds [[7/6]] fall short of a major seventh [[15/8]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
[[Tempering out]] this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the [[nuwell]] temperament. | |||
== | == Etymology == | ||
The name ''nuwell'' was given by [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2005 as a contraction of ''[[nusecond]]'' and ''[[orwell]]''<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_12900.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Seven limit comma names from pairs of temperament names'']</ref>. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Nuwell]] | [[Category:Nuwell]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named after other creatives]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 30 November 2025
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2430/2401, the nuwell comma, is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 20.8 cents. It is amount by which four septimal minor thirds 7/6 fall short of a major seventh 15/8.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the nuwell temperament.
Etymology
The name nuwell was given by Gene Ward Smith in 2005 as a contraction of nusecond and orwell[1].