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| | | Ratio = 7 629 394 531 250 / 7 625 597 484 987 | ||
| Name = ennealimma | | Name = ennealimma | ||
| Color name = sy<sup>18</sup>-3, satritribiyo negative 3rd | |||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
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The '''ennealimma''', meaning ''nine limmas'', with [[monzo]] {{monzo| 1 -27 18 }}, is | The '''ennealimma''', meaning ''nine limmas'', with [[monzo]] {{monzo| 1 -27 18 }}, is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 0.862 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack of nine [[27/25|large limmas]] falls short of the [[octave]]. In terms of commas, it is also the difference between the [[enneadeca]] and the [[schisma]]. | ||
== Temperament == | == Temperament == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the [[ennealimmal]] temperament, which remarkably splits the octave into nine equal parts. | [[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the [[ennealimmal]] temperament, which remarkably splits the octave into nine equal parts. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The name consists of Greek ''ennea-'' ("nine") + ''limma'', coined by [[Paul Erlich]] and [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2001<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_29667.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Name that comma!'']</ref>. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Septimal ennealimma]] | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Ennealimmal]] | [[Category:Ennealimmal]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named for their periods per equave]] | |||