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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
|Ratio = 214990848/214358881
| Ratio = 214990848/214358881
|Monzo = 15 8 0 0 -8
| Name = undecimal octatonic comma
|Name = octatonic comma
| Color name = 1u<sup>8</sup>2, quadbilu 2nd
|Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
}}
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The '''undecimal octatonic comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 15 8 0 0 -8 }}, [[ratio]]: 214 990 848 / 214 358 881) is a [[small comma]] in the [[11-limit]] (specifically the [[2.3.11 subgroup]]), measuring about 5.10 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack of eight [[12/11]] intervals exceeds the octave.


'''Octatonic comma''', 214990848/214358881, is the difference between 8 [[12/11]]s and the octave. EDOs not divisible by 8 cannot temper it out.
In terms of other commas, it is the difference between the [[Pythagorean comma]] and a stack of two [[Alpharabian comma]]s. In the full 11-limit, it factors into simpler commas as ([[46656/46585]])⋅([[161280/161051]]), the latter being the difference between 46656/46585 and [[9801/9800]]; thus it can be expressed as (46656/46585)<sup>2</sup>/(9801/9800) as well.  


== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
[[Tempering out]] this comma in the 2.3.11 subgroup results in the octatonic temperament. For technical data see [[8th-octave temperaments #Octatonic]]. Since it equates eight of one interval with an octave, it is tempered out if and only if the number of notes in the octave is a multiple of 8.


Tempering it out results in the octatonic temperament. For technical data see [[8th-octave temperaments#Octatonic]].
[[Category:Commas named for their periods per equave]]