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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
It is named, together with the [[lateral comma]], by [[User:Akselai|Akselai]] in 2024. The name is a blend of "axial" and "Akselai". | It is named, together with the [[lateral comma]], by [[User:Akselai|Akselai]] in 2024. The name is a blend of "axial" and "Akselai". | ||
{{todo|clarify|comment=Why “axial”? What about it has to do with axes or axels? Please explain like we’re five.}} | |||
Originally, 194481/194480 was intended to be named the axial comma, based on the factorization of 31213/31212, the [[E-shaped comma]], into 37180/37179 ([[lateral comma]]) and 194481/194480, referring to the rectilinear shape of the letter E. However, the latter was already named as the [[scintillisma]]. | Originally, 194481/194480 was intended to be named the axial comma, based on the factorization of 31213/31212, the [[E-shaped comma]], into 37180/37179 ([[lateral comma]]) and 194481/194480, referring to the rectilinear shape of the letter E. However, the latter was already named as the [[scintillisma]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of superparticular intervals]] | * [[List of superparticular intervals]] | ||
[[Category:Commas with unknown etymology]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after mathematicians]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after music theorists]] | |||
[[Category:Commas someone named after themselves]] | |||