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'''78732/78125''' = {{Monzo| 2 9 -7 }}, the '''sensipent comma''' or medium semicomma, is an interval of 13.399 [[cent]]s which is the amount by which the difference between seven minor thirds and two fourths [[octave reduction|exceeds an octave]], in other words | '''78732/78125''' = {{Monzo| 2 9 -7 }}, the '''sensipent comma''' or medium semicomma, is an interval of 13.399 [[cent]]s which is the amount by which the difference between seven minor thirds and two fourths [[octave reduction|exceeds an octave]], in other words ([[6/5]])<sup>7</sup> / ([[4/3]])<sup>2</sup> / [[2/1|2]]. Equivalently, it is also equal to ([[6/5]])<sup>5</sup> / ([[10/9]])<sup>2</sup> / [[2/1|2]]. It is also the difference between [[5/4]] and 3 [[27/25]]s. Tempering it out leads to [[Sensipent_family#Sensipent|sensipent temperament]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 14 April 2025
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78732/78125 = [2 9 -7⟩, the sensipent comma or medium semicomma, is an interval of 13.399 cents which is the amount by which the difference between seven minor thirds and two fourths exceeds an octave, in other words (6/5)7 / (4/3)2 / 2. Equivalently, it is also equal to (6/5)5 / (10/9)2 / 2. It is also the difference between 5/4 and 3 27/25s. Tempering it out leads to sensipent temperament.