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The '''mirkwai comma''' ('''16875/16807''') is a [[7-limit]] [[small comma]] measuring about 6. | The '''mirkwai comma''' ('''16875/16807''') is a [[7-limit]] [[small comma]] measuring about 6.99 [[cent]]s. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering this comma out leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[ | Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament [[mirkwai]] is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[mirkwai clan]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||